Aphelion 2022: Earth Is Farthest From The Sun Today

The reason why aphelion and perihelion exist is because the Earth has an elliptical orbit, instead of perfect circular one.

The Earth shares a special Fourth of July with the United States of America. Its closest point to the Sun was on this particular day, a phenomena known to astronomers as an aphelion.

According to space.com, the Earth was 94.51 million miles from the Sun at 0700 GMT. According to the article, this was 1.67 percent farther away than the average Earth-Sun separation.

According to timeanddate, Earth will be 91.4 million miles (147.1 million kilometres) from the Sun on January 4, 2023, when it will be at its perihelion, or closest point to the Sun.

The reason why aphelion and perihelion exist is because the Earth has an elliptical orbit, instead of perfect circular one.

In case of the Moon, this is known as apogee and perigee.

Does aphelion affect Earth's weather?

According to University of Southern Maine, there aren't much differences between the Sun's energy levels between perihelion and aphelion. 

 It claimed that the temperature difference between these two places would be significant if Earth's orbit were significantly longer.

Aphelion and perihelion are unrelated to Earth's seasons, according to Almanac.com. It stated, "Seasons occur because the Earth's axis is tilted at an angle.

The United States, meanwhile, commemorated the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on its 246th Independence Day.

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