By the third of January, the Earth will have reached the point in its orbit where it is closest to the Sun. According to Xyzurl, which cites the Moscow Planetarium as its source, during this time period, the apparent diameter of the sun will be three percent greater than it was in July.
Over the course of this day, the distance that separates the planet and the star will be 147,098,988 kilometers. The perihelion of the Earth will occur at 03:38 Moscow time, according to the clarification provided by astronomers.
An elliptical orbit is the one that the Earth follows around the Sun, as is common knowledge. In January, the planet reaches its perihelion, and in early July, it reaches its aphelion, which is the point in its orbit that is the farthest away. In this time span, it is moving away from the Sun at a distance that is greater than 152 million kilometers.
That the winter solstice occurred in the Northern Hemisphere on December 22 is something that should be taken into consideration. Six hours and fifty-nine minutes was the length of time that the single shortest day of the year lasted.