Perihelion
The day Earth comes closest to the Sun.
The Moon's pull can shift the date by more than a day.
The name
The standard astronomical name.
Precision
The distance barely changes for hours on either side, but almanacs still give the time to the minute.
Next: Sun, Jan 3, 2027, 02:33 UTC
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Every year
Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as January 1 at 02:20 UTC (1913) and as late as January 5 at 21:57 UTC (2096).Dates wobble through each four-year leap cycle and creep later across the centuries, about two days from 1900 to 2100: Earth’s axis slowly turns, so the seasons, and the calendar kept with them, slide around the orbit, and the orbit itself turns a little too.
| Year | Date | UTC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Tue, Jan 2 | 06:25 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1901 | Wed, Jan 2 | 20:19 | 147.08 million km from the Sun |
| 1902 | Wed, Jan 1 | 07:24 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1903 | Sun, Jan 4 | 00:42 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1904 | Sun, Jan 3 | 04:16 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1905 | Sun, Jan 1 | 04:27 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1906 | Wed, Jan 3 | 16:35 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1907 | Wed, Jan 2 | 07:28 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1908 | Thu, Jan 2 | 23:03 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1909 | Sun, Jan 3 | 05:41 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1910 | Sat, Jan 1 | 10:53 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1911 | Tue, Jan 3 | 15:03 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1912 | Wed, Jan 3 | 10:44 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1913 | Wed, Jan 1 | 02:20 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1914 | Sat, Jan 3 | 20:51 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1915 | Sat, Jan 2 | 18:04 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1916 | Sun, Jan 2 | 12:39 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1917 | Wed, Jan 3 | 10:55 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1918 | Tue, Jan 1 | 16:59 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1919 | Fri, Jan 3 | 08:24 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1920 | Sat, Jan 3 | 21:47 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1921 | Sat, Jan 1 | 04:30 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1922 | Tue, Jan 3 | 16:57 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1923 | Tue, Jan 2 | 23:22 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1924 | Wed, Jan 2 | 01:54 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1925 | Sat, Jan 3 | 15:41 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1926 | Sat, Jan 2 | 03:36 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1927 | Mon, Jan 3 | 01:35 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1928 | Wed, Jan 4 | 06:49 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1929 | Tue, Jan 1 | 07:59 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1930 | Fri, Jan 3 | 12:21 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1931 | Sat, Jan 3 | 10:38 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1932 | Sat, Jan 2 | 03:21 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1933 | Tue, Jan 3 | 18:52 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1934 | Tue, Jan 2 | 09:31 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1935 | Wed, Jan 2 | 07:33 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1936 | Sat, Jan 4 | 09:50 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1937 | Fri, Jan 1 | 14:15 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1938 | Mon, Jan 3 | 08:02 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1939 | Tue, Jan 3 | 22:11 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1940 | Tue, Jan 2 | 05:26 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1941 | Fri, Jan 3 | 18:10 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1942 | Fri, Jan 2 | 19:15 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1943 | Sat, Jan 2 | 04:35 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1944 | Tue, Jan 4 | 17:37 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1945 | Mon, Jan 1 | 22:45 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1946 | Wed, Jan 2 | 17:52 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1947 | Sat, Jan 4 | 02:45 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1948 | Fri, Jan 2 | 05:10 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1949 | Mon, Jan 3 | 13:30 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1950 | Tue, Jan 3 | 06:17 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1951 | Tue, Jan 2 | 03:51 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1952 | Fri, Jan 4 | 20:41 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1953 | Fri, Jan 2 | 06:37 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1954 | Sat, Jan 2 | 08:19 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1955 | Tue, Jan 4 | 12:21 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1956 | Mon, Jan 2 | 13:24 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1957 | Thu, Jan 3 | 06:30 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1958 | Fri, Jan 3 | 13:24 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1959 | Fri, Jan 2 | 00:17 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1960 | Mon, Jan 4 | 18:52 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1961 | Mon, Jan 2 | 16:47 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1962 | Tue, Jan 2 | 04:48 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1963 | Fri, Jan 4 | 19:36 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1964 | Thu, Jan 2 | 20:44 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1965 | Sat, Jan 2 | 19:17 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1966 | Mon, Jan 3 | 22:47 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1967 | Mon, Jan 2 | 05:55 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1968 | Thu, Jan 4 | 18:02 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1969 | Fri, Jan 3 | 01:06 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1970 | Thu, Jan 1 | 21:09 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1971 | Mon, Jan 4 | 18:31 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1972 | Mon, Jan 3 | 04:14 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1973 | Tue, Jan 2 | 11:59 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1974 | Fri, Jan 4 | 09:40 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1975 | Thu, Jan 2 | 12:56 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1976 | Sun, Jan 4 | 11:05 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1977 | Mon, Jan 3 | 09:54 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1978 | Sun, Jan 1 | 23:18 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1979 | Thu, Jan 4 | 22:35 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1980 | Thu, Jan 3 | 14:44 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1981 | Fri, Jan 2 | 01:41 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1982 | Mon, Jan 4 | 11:19 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1983 | Sun, Jan 2 | 15:16 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1984 | Tue, Jan 3 | 21:58 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1985 | Thu, Jan 3 | 19:53 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1986 | Thu, Jan 2 | 04:54 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1987 | Sun, Jan 4 | 23:02 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1988 | Sun, Jan 3 | 23:58 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1989 | Sun, Jan 1 | 21:53 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1990 | Thu, Jan 4 | 17:23 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1991 | Thu, Jan 3 | 02:59 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1992 | Fri, Jan 3 | 15:02 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1993 | Mon, Jan 4 | 03:04 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1994 | Sun, Jan 2 | 05:54 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1995 | Wed, Jan 4 | 11:05 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1996 | Thu, Jan 4 | 07:25 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1997 | Wed, Jan 1 | 23:16 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 1998 | Sun, Jan 4 | 21:15 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 1999 | Sun, Jan 3 | 13:00 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2000 | Mon, Jan 3 | 05:18 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2001 | Thu, Jan 4 | 08:52 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2002 | Wed, Jan 2 | 14:09 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2003 | Sat, Jan 4 | 05:02 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2004 | Sun, Jan 4 | 17:42 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2005 | Sun, Jan 2 | 00:35 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2006 | Wed, Jan 4 | 15:30 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2007 | Wed, Jan 3 | 19:43 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2008 | Wed, Jan 2 | 23:51 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2009 | Sun, Jan 4 | 15:30 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2010 | Sun, Jan 3 | 00:09 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2011 | Mon, Jan 3 | 18:32 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2012 | Thu, Jan 5 | 00:32 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2013 | Wed, Jan 2 | 04:38 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2014 | Sat, Jan 4 | 11:59 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2015 | Sun, Jan 4 | 06:36 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2016 | Sat, Jan 2 | 22:49 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2017 | Wed, Jan 4 | 14:18 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2018 | Wed, Jan 3 | 05:35 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2019 | Thu, Jan 3 | 05:20 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2020 | Sun, Jan 5 | 07:48 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2021 | Sat, Jan 2 | 13:50 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2022 | Tue, Jan 4 | 06:54 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2023 | Wed, Jan 4 | 16:17 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2024 | Wed, Jan 3 | 00:39 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2025 | Sat, Jan 4 | 13:28 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2026 | Sat, Jan 3 | 17:16 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2027 | Sun, Jan 3 | 02:33 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2028 | Wed, Jan 5 | 12:28 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2029 | Tue, Jan 2 | 18:14 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2030 | Thu, Jan 3 | 10:12 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2031 | Sat, Jan 4 | 20:48 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2032 | Sat, Jan 3 | 05:11 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2033 | Tue, Jan 4 | 11:51 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2034 | Wed, Jan 4 | 04:47 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2035 | Wed, Jan 3 | 00:54 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2036 | Sat, Jan 5 | 14:17 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2037 | Sat, Jan 3 | 04:01 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2038 | Sun, Jan 3 | 05:02 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2039 | Wed, Jan 5 | 06:42 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2040 | Tue, Jan 3 | 11:33 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2041 | Thu, Jan 3 | 21:52 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2042 | Sat, Jan 4 | 09:07 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2043 | Fri, Jan 2 | 22:15 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2044 | Tue, Jan 5 | 12:52 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2045 | Tue, Jan 3 | 14:56 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2046 | Wed, Jan 3 | 00:58 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2047 | Sat, Jan 5 | 11:45 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2048 | Fri, Jan 3 | 18:06 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2049 | Sun, Jan 3 | 10:27 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2050 | Tue, Jan 4 | 19:35 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2051 | Tue, Jan 3 | 05:32 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2052 | Fri, Jan 5 | 09:19 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2053 | Fri, Jan 3 | 22:18 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2054 | Fri, Jan 2 | 17:59 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2055 | Tue, Jan 5 | 12:24 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2056 | Tue, Jan 4 | 03:44 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2057 | Wed, Jan 3 | 03:11 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2058 | Sat, Jan 5 | 04:01 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2059 | Fri, Jan 3 | 10:44 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2060 | Sun, Jan 4 | 22:57 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2061 | Tue, Jan 4 | 07:34 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2062 | Mon, Jan 2 | 21:17 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2063 | Fri, Jan 5 | 13:42 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2064 | Fri, Jan 4 | 11:55 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2065 | Fri, Jan 2 | 15:11 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2066 | Tue, Jan 5 | 05:46 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2067 | Mon, Jan 3 | 17:06 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2068 | Wed, Jan 4 | 14:29 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2069 | Fri, Jan 4 | 18:25 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2070 | Fri, Jan 3 | 02:51 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2071 | Mon, Jan 5 | 09:45 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2072 | Mon, Jan 4 | 21:03 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2073 | Mon, Jan 2 | 14:42 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2074 | Fri, Jan 5 | 11:26 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2075 | Fri, Jan 4 | 02:14 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2076 | Fri, Jan 3 | 23:34 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2077 | Mon, Jan 4 | 20:53 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2078 | Mon, Jan 3 | 04:24 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2079 | Thu, Jan 5 | 00:15 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2080 | Fri, Jan 5 | 07:55 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2081 | Thu, Jan 2 | 18:57 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2082 | Mon, Jan 5 | 13:52 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2083 | Mon, Jan 4 | 11:28 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2084 | Mon, Jan 3 | 16:50 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2085 | Fri, Jan 5 | 04:34 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2086 | Thu, Jan 3 | 15:23 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2087 | Sat, Jan 4 | 16:39 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2088 | Mon, Jan 5 | 15:00 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2089 | Sun, Jan 2 | 17:02 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2090 | Thu, Jan 5 | 04:45 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2091 | Thu, Jan 4 | 19:23 | 147.09 million km from the Sun |
| 2092 | Thu, Jan 3 | 15:30 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2093 | Mon, Jan 5 | 10:17 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2094 | Mon, Jan 4 | 00:18 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2095 | Tue, Jan 4 | 03:57 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2096 | Thu, Jan 5 | 21:57 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2097 | Thu, Jan 3 | 00:53 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2098 | Sun, Jan 5 | 02:35 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |
| 2099 | Mon, Jan 5 | 06:19 | 147.10 million km from the Sun |
| 2100 | Sun, Jan 3 | 13:55 | 147.11 million km from the Sun |