Perihelion 2015
The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
06:36 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 | Sun, Jan 4 | 06:36 | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | Sat, Jan 3 | 8:36 PM | UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles | Sat, Jan 3 | 10:36 PM | UTC−8 |
| Denver | Sat, Jan 3 | 11:36 PM | UTC−7 |
| Chicago | Sun, Jan 4 | 12:36 AM | UTC−6 |
| New York | Sun, Jan 4 | 1:36 AM | UTC−5 |
| São Paulo | Sun, Jan 4 | 4:36 AM | UTC−2 |
| London | Sun, Jan 4 | 6:36 AM | UTC |
| Paris, Berlin | Sun, Jan 4 | 7:36 AM | UTC+1 |
| Cairo | Sun, Jan 4 | 8:36 AM | UTC+2 |
| Moscow | Sun, Jan 4 | 9:36 AM | UTC+3 |
| Dubai | Sun, Jan 4 | 10:36 AM | UTC+4 |
| India | Sun, Jan 4 | 12:06 PM | UTC+5:30 |
| Bangkok | Sun, Jan 4 | 1:36 PM | UTC+7 |
| Beijing, Singapore | Sun, Jan 4 | 2:36 PM | UTC+8 |
| Tokyo | Sun, Jan 4 | 3:36 PM | UTC+9 |
| Sydney | Sun, Jan 4 | 5:36 PM | UTC+11 |
| Auckland | Sun, Jan 4 | 7:36 PM | UTC+13 |