In early 2021, the Earth reaches its nearest point, the Sun

Our planet, and everything in it, is closer to the Sun as we welcome 2021.

On January 2, 2021, the Earth reached a distance of about 147,093,162 kilometers from the Sun, or 0.98 astronomical unit (AU). This means that the planet is 3% closer to the star than the average, that is, it is receiving more solar radiation. Likewise, the sun will also look bigger during the days.

This phenomenon is called perihelion, that is, the point at which the Earth’s orbit is closest to the Sun.

It depends on whether someone is in the hemisphere, but the underlying cause may change depending on where we are in the universe.

Temperature, climate and weather are not determined by our proximity to the Sun, but solely by the tilt of rotation of the Earth’s axis. For example, in January, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, while the Southern Hemisphere is tilted. To our star.

In other words, Earth is roughly 3 million miles (5 million km) closer to the sun in early January than it is in early July. That’s always the case. Earth is closest to the sun every year in early January, when it’s winter for the Northern Hemisphere.

We’re farthest away from the sun in early July, during our Northern Hemisphere summer.