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  • Perihelion Day 2025 Date, Meaning and Significance: All You Need to Know About the Day When the Earth Is Closest to the Sun in Its Orbit

    Perihelion Day 2025 Date, Meaning and Significance: All You Need to Know About the Day When the Earth Is Closest to the Sun in Its Orbit

    Perihelion Day is the day when Earth is closest to the sun in its orbit. This occurs every year, usually around the winter season in the northern hemisphere, which is early January. The word Perihelion is a combination of the Greek words ‘peri,’ which means near, and ‘helios,’ which refers to the sun. Hence, the word aptly describes the phenomenon. It usually takes place anywhere between January 2 and 6, depending on other celestial objects and gravitational forces. As Earth moves around the sun, it goes through different phases and stages that cause changes in our season. Each phase is just a part of its yearly journey. One such phase occurs on Perihelion Day. Here’s all you need to know about it. When Is Perihelion Day 2025? What Does It Mean? Know Perihelion Date, Time and Other Details About the Celestial Event When the Earth Is Closet to the Sun.

    Perihelion Day 2025 Date

    Perihelion Day 2025 falls on Saturday, January 4.

    Perihelion Day Meaning

    On Perihelion Day, Earth is about 147 million kilometres (around 91 million miles) away from the Sun, a bit closer than usual. Even though the Earth is closer to the sun during this time, it does not appear any bigger, and neither does it feel any hotter. This is because the seasons are mainly caused by the title of the Earth’s axis, not its distance from the sun. Perihelion is just one part of Earth’s journey around the sun that affects how we experience the entire year.

    Perihelion Day Significance

    Earth orbits the sun in an elliptical path, which means that it is not a perfect circle. Perihelion Day is very significant as it marks the point in Earth’s orbit when it is the closest to the sun. Perihelion is part of the natural cycle of Earth’s orbit, and it reminds us of how our planet moves through space, affecting how we experience time and seasons throughout the year. Perihelion Day: From Date to Meaning, Everything To Know About the Day When Earth Is Closest to the Sun Every Year!

    This phenomenon is one of the many wonders of our planet’s journey through space. It highlights the fascinating ways Earth’s orbit and position in the solar system shape the cycles and rhythms we experience every year.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 04, 2025 06:00 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

  • When Is Perihelion Day 2025? What Does It Mean? Know Perihelion Date, Time and Other Details About the Celestial Event When the Earth Is Closet to the Sun

    When Is Perihelion Day 2025? What Does It Mean? Know Perihelion Date, Time and Other Details About the Celestial Event When the Earth Is Closet to the Sun

    Perihelion Day refers to the day when the Earth is closest to the Sun in its elliptical orbit. This celestial event typically occurs between January 2 to January 4 each year. The exact Perihelion date can slightly vary each year. The Earth is closest to the Sun, which means at its perihelion, about two weeks after the December solstice and farthest from the Sun, or at its aphelion, about two weeks after the June solstice. Perihelion Day 2025 falls on January 4 when the Sun would look the largest as compared to the rest of the days of the year 2025. Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2025 Date: When and Where To Watch First Meteor Display of New Year in India? All Details Here. 

    Perihelion Day 2025 Date and Time

    • Perihelion Day 2025 falls on Saturday, January 4.

    • In 2025, the Perihelion time is at 06:58 PM IST on Saturday, January 4. At this time, the distance of the Earth from the Sun will be 147,103,686 km

    What Does Perihelion Mean?

    Perihelion is derived from Greek words peri which means ‘near’ and ‘helios’ which means ‘sun’. The celestial event takes place every year between January 2-4.  The perihelion is significant for several scientific, environmental, and astronomical reasons. The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid or comet that is nearest to the Sun. It is the opposite of aphelion, which is the point farthest from the sun. Earth comes closest to the sun every year around January 2-4 and is farthest from the sun every year around July 4. The difference in distance between Earth’s nearest point to the sun in January and farthest point from the sun in July is 3.1 million miles (5 million kilometers). Major Planet Retrogrades To Watch in 2025: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Other Planetary Retrogrades, Their Months and Other Details of All the Cosmic Drama To Expect. 

    The Earth is about 91.4 million miles, which is 147.1 million kilometers, from the sun in early January, in contrast to about 94.5 million miles, which is about 152 million kilometers, in early July. The Earth’s elliptical orbit, as described by Johannes Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, leads to variations in its distance from the Sun throughout the year. The Earth receives slightly more solar energy during perihelion, but the effect is negligible compared to the tilt-driven seasonal changes.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 03, 2025 12:27 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).