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Perihelion 2021

The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.

Saturday, January 2, 2021

13:50 UTC

147.09 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 213:50UTC
HonoluluSat, Jan 23:50 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, Jan 25:50 AMUTC−8
DenverSat, Jan 26:50 AMUTC−7
ChicagoSat, Jan 27:50 AMUTC−6
New YorkSat, Jan 28:50 AMUTC−5
São PauloSat, Jan 210:50 AMUTC−3
LondonSat, Jan 21:50 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinSat, Jan 22:50 PMUTC+1
CairoSat, Jan 23:50 PMUTC+2
MoscowSat, Jan 24:50 PMUTC+3
DubaiSat, Jan 25:50 PMUTC+4
IndiaSat, Jan 27:20 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSat, Jan 28:50 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSat, Jan 29:50 PMUTC+8
TokyoSat, Jan 210:50 PMUTC+9
SydneySun, Jan 312:50 AMUTC+11
AucklandSun, Jan 32:50 AMUTC+13

Perihelion in other years