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In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun and in which month is it farthest from it?

The closest point to the Sun in the orbit of any planet is called perihelion, the most distant - aphelion.

For the Earth, the distance at perihelion is 147 kilometers, at aphelion - 117 kilometers. In the present epoch, our planet passes through perihelion on January 000-152, and through aphelion on July 083-000.

By the way, many are surprised to learn that the Earth is closest to the luminary in January, and farthest from it - in July.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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In the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the year of the rabbit. The second name - the year of the cat - came from the Vietnamese horoscope. The Chinese character for rabbit is pronounced the same as the word for "cat" in Vietnamese, which is why the cat has replaced the rabbit here.

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