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Perihelion 1979

The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.

Thursday, January 4, 1979

22:35 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

UTCThu, Jan 422:35UTC
HonoluluThu, Jan 412:35 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesThu, Jan 42:35 PMUTC−8
DenverThu, Jan 43:35 PMUTC−7
ChicagoThu, Jan 44:35 PMUTC−6
New YorkThu, Jan 45:35 PMUTC−5
São PauloThu, Jan 47:35 PMUTC−3
LondonThu, Jan 410:35 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinThu, Jan 411:35 PMUTC+1
CairoFri, Jan 512:35 AMUTC+2
MoscowFri, Jan 51:35 AMUTC+3
DubaiFri, Jan 52:35 AMUTC+4
IndiaFri, Jan 54:05 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokFri, Jan 55:35 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeFri, Jan 56:35 AMUTC+8
TokyoFri, Jan 57:35 AMUTC+9
SydneyFri, Jan 59:35 AMUTC+11
AucklandFri, Jan 511:35 AMUTC+13

Perihelion in other years