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Perihelion 2023

The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

16:17 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 416:17UTC
HonoluluWed, Jan 46:17 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesWed, Jan 48:17 AMUTC−8
DenverWed, Jan 49:17 AMUTC−7
ChicagoWed, Jan 410:17 AMUTC−6
New YorkWed, Jan 411:17 AMUTC−5
São PauloWed, Jan 41:17 PMUTC−3
LondonWed, Jan 44:17 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinWed, Jan 45:17 PMUTC+1
CairoWed, Jan 46:17 PMUTC+2
MoscowWed, Jan 47:17 PMUTC+3
DubaiWed, Jan 48:17 PMUTC+4
IndiaWed, Jan 49:47 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokWed, Jan 411:17 PMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeThu, Jan 512:17 AMUTC+8
TokyoThu, Jan 51:17 AMUTC+9
SydneyThu, Jan 53:17 AMUTC+11
AucklandThu, Jan 55:17 AMUTC+13

Perihelion in other years