Perihelion 1951
The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.
Tuesday, January 2, 1951
03:51 UTC
147.10 million km from the Sun
Here Earth moves fastest in its orbit, and the Moon's pull can shift the date by more than a day.
See it on the figureAbout Perihelion, and every year
Around the world
| UTC | Tue, Jan 2 | 03:51 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Mon, Jan 1 | 5:51 PM | UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles | Mon, Jan 1 | 7:51 PM | UTC−8 |
| Denver | Mon, Jan 1 | 8:51 PM | UTC−7 |
| Chicago | Mon, Jan 1 | 9:51 PM | UTC−6 |
| New York | Mon, Jan 1 | 10:51 PM | UTC−5 |
| São Paulo | Tue, Jan 2 | 1:51 AM | UTC−2 |
| London | Tue, Jan 2 | 3:51 AM | UTC |
| Paris, Berlin | Tue, Jan 2 | 4:51 AM | UTC+1 |
| Cairo | Tue, Jan 2 | 5:51 AM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Tue, Jan 2 | 6:51 AM | UTC+3 |
| Dubai | Tue, Jan 2 | 7:51 AM | UTC+4 |
| India | Tue, Jan 2 | 9:21 AM | UTC+5:30 |
| Bangkok | Tue, Jan 2 | 10:51 AM | UTC+7 |
| Beijing, Singapore | Tue, Jan 2 | 11:51 AM | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo | Tue, Jan 2 | 12:51 PM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Tue, Jan 2 | 1:51 PM | UTC+10 |
| Auckland | Tue, Jan 2 | 3:51 PM | UTC+12 |