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Perihelion 2003

The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.

Saturday, January 4, 2003

05:02 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

UTCSat, Jan 405:02UTC
HonoluluFri, Jan 37:02 PMUTC−10
Los AngelesFri, Jan 39:02 PMUTC−8
DenverFri, Jan 310:02 PMUTC−7
ChicagoFri, Jan 311:02 PMUTC−6
New YorkSat, Jan 412:02 AMUTC−5
São PauloSat, Jan 43:02 AMUTC−2
LondonSat, Jan 45:02 AMUTC
Paris, BerlinSat, Jan 46:02 AMUTC+1
CairoSat, Jan 47:02 AMUTC+2
MoscowSat, Jan 48:02 AMUTC+3
DubaiSat, Jan 49:02 AMUTC+4
IndiaSat, Jan 410:32 AMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, Jan 412:02 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSat, Jan 41:02 PMUTC+8
TokyoSat, Jan 42:02 PMUTC+9
SydneySat, Jan 44:02 PMUTC+11
AucklandSat, Jan 46:02 PMUTC+13

Perihelion in other years