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When is earth closest to the sun?

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When is earth closest to the sun?

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perihelion is the point where the elliptical orbit of the earth passes closest to the sun, in early january (the southern hemisphere summer). There is about a 5% difference in the distance between perihelion and aphelion, the furthest point (about 91 million miles, as against 95).

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