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Aphelion, in astronomy, the point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body most distant from the Sun. When Earth is at its aphelion in early July, it is about 4.8 million km farther from the Sun than when at its perihelion in early January.
Earth is closest to the Sun in January (perihelion); in July, it is farthest away (aphelion). Aphelion and perihelion dates for 2024, 2025, and other years.
The terms Aphelion and Perihelion describe the furthest and closest distance the Earth is to the Sun, respectively. The Earth is farthest from the Sun (aphelion) roughly two weeks after the summer solstice , and closest to the Sun (perihelion) roughly 2 weeks after the winter solstice.
Aphelion is the point of the Earth’s orbit that is farthest away from the Sun. It always happens in early July, about two weeks after the June solstice , Perihelion is the point of the Earth’s orbit that is nearest to the Sun.
The meaning of APHELION is the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet). Did you know?
Earth's two apsides are the farthest point, aphelion, and the nearest point, perihelion, of its orbit around the host Sun. The terms aphelion and perihelion apply in the same way to the orbits of Jupiter and the other planets, the comets, and the asteroids of the Solar System.
Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Friday the planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.