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Perihelion 2026

The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

17:16 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 317:16UTC
HonoluluSat, Jan 37:16 AMUTC−10
Los AngelesSat, Jan 39:16 AMUTC−8
DenverSat, Jan 310:16 AMUTC−7
ChicagoSat, Jan 311:16 AMUTC−6
New YorkSat, Jan 312:16 PMUTC−5
São PauloSat, Jan 32:16 PMUTC−3
LondonSat, Jan 35:16 PMUTC
Paris, BerlinSat, Jan 36:16 PMUTC+1
CairoSat, Jan 37:16 PMUTC+2
MoscowSat, Jan 38:16 PMUTC+3
DubaiSat, Jan 39:16 PMUTC+4
IndiaSat, Jan 310:46 PMUTC+5:30
BangkokSun, Jan 412:16 AMUTC+7
Beijing, SingaporeSun, Jan 41:16 AMUTC+8
TokyoSun, Jan 42:16 AMUTC+9
SydneySun, Jan 44:16 AMUTC+11
AucklandSun, Jan 46:16 AMUTC+13

Perihelion in other years