Outward Midreach
The day Earth is exactly 1 AU from the Sun, close to halfway between its nearest and farthest.
From here Earth moves out toward aphelion.
The name
Midreach: Earth is exactly 1 AU from the Sun, close to midway between its nearest and farthest. Outward and Inward give the direction.
Precision
A sharp moment: the time is meaningful to the minute.
Next: Sun, Apr 4, 2027, 06:19 UTC
See it on the figureAdd it to your calendar
Every year
Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as April 2 at 06:41 UTC (1900) and as late as April 5 at 04:40 UTC (2100).Dates wobble through each four-year leap cycle and creep later across the centuries, about two days from 1900 to 2100: the orbit itself turns slowly, so its nearest and farthest points come a little later in the year.
| Year | Date | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Mon, Apr 2 | 06:41 |
| 1901 | Tue, Apr 2 | 15:27 |
| 1902 | Wed, Apr 2 | 20:50 |
| 1903 | Fri, Apr 3 | 05:28 |
| 1904 | Sat, Apr 2 | 14:26 |
| 1905 | Sun, Apr 2 | 14:02 |
| 1906 | Mon, Apr 2 | 21:56 |
| 1907 | Wed, Apr 3 | 06:46 |
| 1908 | Thu, Apr 2 | 09:27 |
| 1909 | Fri, Apr 2 | 18:22 |
| 1910 | Sun, Apr 3 | 00:00 |
| 1911 | Mon, Apr 3 | 05:08 |
| 1912 | Tue, Apr 2 | 13:28 |
| 1913 | Wed, Apr 2 | 14:18 |
| 1914 | Thu, Apr 2 | 23:08 |
| 1915 | Sat, Apr 3 | 11:21 |
| 1916 | Sun, Apr 2 | 13:17 |
| 1917 | Mon, Apr 2 | 20:25 |
| 1918 | Wed, Apr 3 | 02:13 |
| 1919 | Thu, Apr 3 | 05:48 |
| 1920 | Fri, Apr 2 | 15:21 |
| 1921 | Sat, Apr 2 | 17:00 |
| 1922 | Sun, Apr 2 | 23:21 |
| 1923 | Tue, Apr 3 | 11:10 |
| 1924 | Wed, Apr 2 | 11:59 |
| 1925 | Thu, Apr 2 | 19:58 |
| 1926 | Sat, Apr 3 | 06:06 |
| 1927 | Sun, Apr 3 | 10:44 |
| 1928 | Mon, Apr 2 | 20:28 |
| 1929 | Tue, Apr 2 | 21:30 |
| 1930 | Thu, Apr 3 | 01:11 |
| 1931 | Fri, Apr 3 | 13:04 |
| 1932 | Sat, Apr 2 | 14:20 |
| 1933 | Sun, Apr 2 | 20:33 |
| 1934 | Tue, Apr 3 | 06:45 |
| 1935 | Wed, Apr 3 | 09:06 |
| 1936 | Thu, Apr 2 | 17:49 |
| 1937 | Fri, Apr 2 | 22:18 |
| 1938 | Sun, Apr 3 | 03:48 |
| 1939 | Mon, Apr 3 | 18:05 |
| 1940 | Tue, Apr 2 | 20:17 |
| 1941 | Wed, Apr 2 | 23:40 |
| 1942 | Fri, Apr 3 | 09:56 |
| 1943 | Sat, Apr 3 | 11:54 |
| 1944 | Sun, Apr 2 | 19:53 |
| 1945 | Tue, Apr 3 | 01:26 |
| 1946 | Wed, Apr 3 | 04:00 |
| 1947 | Thu, Apr 3 | 16:17 |
| 1948 | Fri, Apr 2 | 18:40 |
| 1949 | Sat, Apr 2 | 22:17 |
| 1950 | Mon, Apr 3 | 12:30 |
| 1951 | Tue, Apr 3 | 16:12 |
| 1952 | Wed, Apr 2 | 23:00 |
| 1953 | Fri, Apr 3 | 04:42 |
| 1954 | Sat, Apr 3 | 05:58 |
| 1955 | Sun, Apr 3 | 18:30 |
| 1956 | Mon, Apr 2 | 22:33 |
| 1957 | Wed, Apr 3 | 00:36 |
| 1958 | Thu, Apr 3 | 13:38 |
| 1959 | Fri, Apr 3 | 15:48 |
| 1960 | Sat, Apr 2 | 21:03 |
| 1961 | Mon, Apr 3 | 06:02 |
| 1962 | Tue, Apr 3 | 09:48 |
| 1963 | Wed, Apr 3 | 22:28 |
| 1964 | Fri, Apr 3 | 03:10 |
| 1965 | Sat, Apr 3 | 02:29 |
| 1966 | Sun, Apr 3 | 14:46 |
| 1967 | Mon, Apr 3 | 18:20 |
| 1968 | Tue, Apr 2 | 22:21 |
| 1969 | Thu, Apr 3 | 07:55 |
| 1970 | Fri, Apr 3 | 10:23 |
| 1971 | Sat, Apr 3 | 20:16 |
| 1972 | Mon, Apr 3 | 03:25 |
| 1973 | Tue, Apr 3 | 04:21 |
| 1974 | Wed, Apr 3 | 18:51 |
| 1975 | Fri, Apr 4 | 00:33 |
| 1976 | Sat, Apr 3 | 02:02 |
| 1977 | Sun, Apr 3 | 10:36 |
| 1978 | Mon, Apr 3 | 12:31 |
| 1979 | Tue, Apr 3 | 21:12 |
| 1980 | Thu, Apr 3 | 05:32 |
| 1981 | Fri, Apr 3 | 05:15 |
| 1982 | Sat, Apr 3 | 17:25 |
| 1983 | Sun, Apr 3 | 23:09 |
| 1984 | Tue, Apr 3 | 00:12 |
| 1985 | Wed, Apr 3 | 11:39 |
| 1986 | Thu, Apr 3 | 17:10 |
| 1987 | Sat, Apr 4 | 01:53 |
| 1988 | Sun, Apr 3 | 10:18 |
| 1989 | Mon, Apr 3 | 08:50 |
| 1990 | Tue, Apr 3 | 19:38 |
| 1991 | Thu, Apr 4 | 02:54 |
| 1992 | Fri, Apr 3 | 03:07 |
| 1993 | Sat, Apr 3 | 12:52 |
| 1994 | Sun, Apr 3 | 17:32 |
| 1995 | Mon, Apr 3 | 22:44 |
| 1996 | Wed, Apr 3 | 08:51 |
| 1997 | Thu, Apr 3 | 10:35 |
| 1998 | Fri, Apr 3 | 22:31 |
| 1999 | Sun, Apr 4 | 08:02 |
| 2000 | Mon, Apr 3 | 06:37 |
| 2001 | Tue, Apr 3 | 14:30 |
| 2002 | Wed, Apr 3 | 20:36 |
| 2003 | Fri, Apr 4 | 00:55 |
| 2004 | Sat, Apr 3 | 11:35 |
| 2005 | Sun, Apr 3 | 13:01 |
| 2006 | Mon, Apr 3 | 21:24 |
| 2007 | Wed, Apr 4 | 07:14 |
| 2008 | Thu, Apr 3 | 06:46 |
| 2009 | Fri, Apr 3 | 16:21 |
| 2010 | Sun, Apr 4 | 01:32 |
| 2011 | Mon, Apr 4 | 04:57 |
| 2012 | Tue, Apr 3 | 13:38 |
| 2013 | Wed, Apr 3 | 14:51 |
| 2014 | Thu, Apr 3 | 22:00 |
| 2015 | Sat, Apr 4 | 09:11 |
| 2016 | Sun, Apr 3 | 09:19 |
| 2017 | Mon, Apr 3 | 16:40 |
| 2018 | Wed, Apr 4 | 01:32 |
| 2019 | Thu, Apr 4 | 04:06 |
| 2020 | Fri, Apr 3 | 13:40 |
| 2021 | Sat, Apr 3 | 18:57 |
| 2022 | Mon, Apr 4 | 02:58 |
| 2023 | Tue, Apr 4 | 14:17 |
| 2024 | Wed, Apr 3 | 13:39 |
| 2025 | Thu, Apr 3 | 18:12 |
| 2026 | Sat, Apr 4 | 04:11 |
| 2027 | Sun, Apr 4 | 06:19 |
| 2028 | Mon, Apr 3 | 14:21 |
| 2029 | Tue, Apr 3 | 19:39 |
| 2030 | Thu, Apr 4 | 00:34 |
| 2031 | Fri, Apr 4 | 11:38 |
| 2032 | Sat, Apr 3 | 14:11 |
| 2033 | Sun, Apr 3 | 20:26 |
| 2034 | Tue, Apr 4 | 09:43 |
| 2035 | Wed, Apr 4 | 11:51 |
| 2036 | Thu, Apr 3 | 17:24 |
| 2037 | Fri, Apr 3 | 23:02 |
| 2038 | Sun, Apr 4 | 03:09 |
| 2039 | Mon, Apr 4 | 13:56 |
| 2040 | Tue, Apr 3 | 16:57 |
| 2041 | Wed, Apr 3 | 20:14 |
| 2042 | Fri, Apr 4 | 07:45 |
| 2043 | Sat, Apr 4 | 10:27 |
| 2044 | Sun, Apr 3 | 16:24 |
| 2045 | Tue, Apr 4 | 02:00 |
| 2046 | Wed, Apr 4 | 07:42 |
| 2047 | Thu, Apr 4 | 17:03 |
| 2048 | Fri, Apr 3 | 20:06 |
| 2049 | Sat, Apr 3 | 22:06 |
| 2050 | Mon, Apr 4 | 10:04 |
| 2051 | Tue, Apr 4 | 14:40 |
| 2052 | Wed, Apr 3 | 18:42 |
| 2053 | Fri, Apr 4 | 03:21 |
| 2054 | Sat, Apr 4 | 07:33 |
| 2055 | Sun, Apr 4 | 15:23 |
| 2056 | Mon, Apr 3 | 21:58 |
| 2057 | Wed, Apr 4 | 01:31 |
| 2058 | Thu, Apr 4 | 14:11 |
| 2059 | Fri, Apr 4 | 18:42 |
| 2060 | Sat, Apr 3 | 19:47 |
| 2061 | Mon, Apr 4 | 04:38 |
| 2062 | Tue, Apr 4 | 09:47 |
| 2063 | Wed, Apr 4 | 16:42 |
| 2064 | Thu, Apr 3 | 23:52 |
| 2065 | Sat, Apr 4 | 01:28 |
| 2066 | Sun, Apr 4 | 12:18 |
| 2067 | Mon, Apr 4 | 18:53 |
| 2068 | Tue, Apr 3 | 21:26 |
| 2069 | Thu, Apr 4 | 09:08 |
| 2070 | Fri, Apr 4 | 16:01 |
| 2071 | Sat, Apr 4 | 20:31 |
| 2072 | Mon, Apr 4 | 02:38 |
| 2073 | Tue, Apr 4 | 03:44 |
| 2074 | Wed, Apr 4 | 13:02 |
| 2075 | Thu, Apr 4 | 20:59 |
| 2076 | Fri, Apr 3 | 21:52 |
| 2077 | Sun, Apr 4 | 07:20 |
| 2078 | Mon, Apr 4 | 14:48 |
| 2079 | Tue, Apr 4 | 18:52 |
| 2080 | Thu, Apr 4 | 04:28 |
| 2081 | Fri, Apr 4 | 09:11 |
| 2082 | Sat, Apr 4 | 17:57 |
| 2083 | Mon, Apr 5 | 02:06 |
| 2084 | Tue, Apr 4 | 01:12 |
| 2085 | Wed, Apr 4 | 09:22 |
| 2086 | Thu, Apr 4 | 18:37 |
| 2087 | Fri, Apr 4 | 21:19 |
| 2088 | Sun, Apr 4 | 05:45 |
| 2089 | Mon, Apr 4 | 08:59 |
| 2090 | Tue, Apr 4 | 14:54 |
| 2091 | Thu, Apr 5 | 00:51 |
| 2092 | Fri, Apr 4 | 02:30 |
| 2093 | Sat, Apr 4 | 12:13 |
| 2094 | Sun, Apr 4 | 23:17 |
| 2095 | Tue, Apr 5 | 00:16 |
| 2096 | Wed, Apr 4 | 07:32 |
| 2097 | Thu, Apr 4 | 12:10 |
| 2098 | Fri, Apr 4 | 17:46 |
| 2099 | Sun, Apr 5 | 04:07 |
| 2100 | Mon, Apr 5 | 04:40 |