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Perihelion 2006

The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

15:30 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

UTCWed, Jan 415:30UTC
HonoluluWed, Jan 45:30 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, Jan 47:30 AMUTC−8
DenverWed, Jan 48:30 AMUTC−7
ChicagoWed, Jan 49:30 AMUTC−6
New YorkWed, Jan 410:30 AMUTC−5
São PauloWed, Jan 41:30 PMUTC−2
LondonWed, Jan 43:30 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinWed, Jan 44:30 PMUTC+1
CairoWed, Jan 45:30 PMUTC+2
MoscowWed, Jan 46:30 PMUTC+3
DubaiWed, Jan 47:30 PMUTC+4
IndiaWed, Jan 49:00 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokWed, Jan 410:30 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeWed, Jan 411:30 PMUTC+8
TokyoThu, Jan 512:30 AMUTC+9
SydneyThu, Jan 52:30 AMUTC+11
AucklandThu, Jan 54:30 AMUTC+13

Perihelion in other years