Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 1601 to 1700
Greenwich Mean Time
Introduction
Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit with a mean eccentricity of 0.0167. As a result, Earth’s distance from the Sun (center-to-center) varies with mean values of 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km) at perihelion (closest) to 1.0167103 AU (152,097,701 km) at aphelion (most distant).
Due of the gravitational perturbation of the Moon (and to a much lesser extent the planets), Earth's actual distance at perihelion can vary from 0.9831914 AU (147,083,346 km) to 0.9833860 AU (147,112,452 km). This a range of 0.0001946 AU (29,106 km), which corresponds to about 2.28 times the 12,756 km equatorial diameter of Earth.
Similarly, the aphelion distance can vary from 1.0166125 AU (152,083,061 km) to 1.0168068 AU (152,112,126 km). This a range of 0.0001943 AU (29,065 km), also corresponding to about 2.28 times the 12,756 km equatorial diameter of Earth.
These extreme values of perihelion and aphelion were found over the 200-year period 1901 to 2100.
The table presented below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all perihelions and aphelions of Earth for the 16th Century (1601 to 1700). If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. For conversion to other time zones, see Time Zones and Universal Time.
The distances of perihelion and aphelion are given in Astronomical Units (AU), as well as the relative distance of each (in kilometers) with respect to their mean distances. Finally, the number of days elapsed between the current and previous perihelion is given. This interval ranges from 362.95 to 367.87 days during the 17th Century.
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 1601 to 1650
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Date/Time of Distance Relative to Date/Time of Distance Relative to Perihelion
Perihelion Mean Per. Aphelion Mean Ap. Interval
1601 Dec 26 06:37 0.9831378 AU -22755 km Jun 28 07:31 1.0168321 AU 18223 km 365.00 days
1602 Dec 28 10:26 0.9831508 AU -20812 km Jun 28 13:48 1.0169138 AU 30442 km 367.16 days
1603 Dec 27 23:45 0.9830923 AU -29563 km Jun 26 20:21 1.0168885 AU 26661 km 364.55 days
1604 Dec 26 21:11 0.9831409 AU -22288 km Jun 29 18:45 1.0168508 AU 21023 km 363.89 days
1605 Dec 28 16:03 0.9830877 AU -30245 km Jun 27 16:58 1.0168997 AU 28332 km 367.79 days
1606 Dec 27 07:34 0.9830588 AU -34573 km Jun 26 22:16 1.0168836 AU 25928 km 363.65 days
1607 Dec 27 09:46 0.9831548 AU -20220 km Jun 29 10:35 1.0169061 AU 29293 km 365.09 days
1608 Dec 29 06:56 0.9831279 AU -24243 km Jun 27 19:01 1.0169042 AU 29006 km 366.88 days
1609 Dec 26 12:27 0.9831233 AU -24927 km Jun 28 02:07 1.0168446 AU 20097 km 363.23 days
1610 Dec 28 05:22 0.9831495 AU -21011 km Jun 29 01:47 1.0168945 AU 27550 km 366.70 days
1611 Dec 28 12:05 0.9831091 AU -27048 km Jun 27 01:12 1.0168646 AU 23077 km 365.28 days
1612 Dec 27 01:04 0.9831717 AU -17680 km Jun 29 14:13 1.0168058 AU 14280 km 363.54 days
1613 Dec 28 17:18 0.9831528 AU -20514 km Jun 28 01:32 1.0168717 AU 24144 km 367.68 days
1614 Dec 27 13:34 0.9830993 AU -28511 km Jun 26 18:16 1.0168716 AU 24135 km 363.84 days
1615 Dec 26 19:39 0.9831586 AU -19649 km Jun 29 14:43 1.0168779 AU 25067 km 364.25 days
1616 Dec 29 09:57 0.9831126 AU -26530 km Jun 28 03:10 1.0168964 AU 27835 km 367.60 days
1617 Dec 26 20:12 0.9830819 AU -31115 km Jun 27 10:04 1.0168483 AU 20646 km 363.43 days
1618 Dec 27 22:07 0.9831363 AU -22979 km Jun 29 06:44 1.0169097 AU 29836 km 366.08 days
1619 Dec 28 21:44 0.9831152 AU -26138 km Jun 27 06:04 1.0169042 AU 29005 km 365.98 days
1620 Dec 27 02:55 0.9831685 AU -18161 km Jun 29 09:07 1.0168263 AU 17352 km 363.22 days
1621 Dec 28 12:48 0.9831593 AU -19535 km Jun 28 14:20 1.0168744 AU 24548 km 367.41 days
1622 Dec 27 23:24 0.9830898 AU -29935 km Jun 26 21:13 1.0168611 AU 22554 km 364.44 days
1623 Dec 26 19:57 0.9831575 AU -19810 km Jun 29 16:04 1.0168391 AU 19264 km 363.86 days
1624 Dec 29 16:45 0.9831460 AU -21535 km Jun 28 10:54 1.0168749 AU 24623 km 367.87 days
1625 Dec 27 04:22 0.9831112 AU -26730 km Jun 26 22:20 1.0168425 AU 19776 km 363.48 days
1626 Dec 27 06:46 0.9831607 AU -19332 km Jun 29 12:07 1.0168986 AU 28172 km 365.10 days
1627 Dec 29 01:30 0.9831145 AU -26240 km Jun 27 14:30 1.0169050 AU 29133 km 366.78 days
1628 Dec 27 06:46 0.9831272 AU -24343 km Jun 28 22:25 1.0168197 AU 16374 km 363.22 days
1629 Dec 28 08:22 0.9831347 AU -23218 km Jun 28 22:31 1.0168764 AU 24845 km 367.07 days
1630 Dec 28 11:14 0.9830858 AU -30531 km Jun 26 22:05 1.0168880 AU 26585 km 365.12 days
1631 Dec 26 21:33 0.9831653 AU -18641 km Jun 29 12:50 1.0168524 AU 21257 km 363.43 days
1632 Dec 29 17:39 0.9831741 AU -17324 km Jun 28 22:40 1.0168874 AU 26495 km 367.84 days
1633 Dec 27 11:57 0.9831149 AU -26189 km Jun 26 22:14 1.0168428 AU 19826 km 363.76 days
1634 Dec 26 23:04 0.9831533 AU -20432 km Jun 29 18:24 1.0168631 AU 22854 km 364.46 days
1635 Dec 29 08:57 0.9831339 AU -23346 km Jun 27 22:52 1.0168796 AU 25333 km 367.41 days
1636 Dec 27 15:32 0.9831495 AU -21000 km Jun 28 07:11 1.0167978 AU 13090 km 363.27 days
1637 Dec 27 21:28 0.9831712 AU -17760 km Jun 29 04:40 1.0168605 AU 22470 km 366.25 days
1638 Dec 28 16:54 0.9831058 AU -27542 km Jun 27 02:45 1.0168961 AU 27803 km 365.81 days
1639 Dec 26 20:06 0.9831319 AU -23646 km Jun 29 05:53 1.0168460 AU 20296 km 363.13 days
1640 Dec 29 14:23 0.9831351 AU -23166 km Jun 29 08:04 1.0168913 AU 27074 km 367.76 days
1641 Dec 27 23:10 0.9830744 AU -32245 km Jun 26 19:51 1.0168717 AU 24142 km 364.37 days
1642 Dec 26 23:01 0.9831317 AU -23676 km Jun 29 19:03 1.0168817 AU 25639 km 363.99 days
1643 Dec 29 15:06 0.9831535 AU -20413 km Jun 28 09:01 1.0169134 AU 30379 km 367.67 days
1644 Dec 28 00:16 0.9831583 AU -19693 km Jun 28 02:39 1.0168174 AU 16023 km 363.38 days
1645 Dec 27 11:16 0.9831805 AU -16371 km Jun 29 15:05 1.0168415 AU 19629 km 365.46 days
1646 Dec 29 02:17 0.9831252 AU -24638 km Jun 27 12:32 1.0168667 AU 23399 km 366.63 days
1647 Dec 27 03:28 0.9831588 AU -19612 km Jun 28 19:22 1.0167956 AU 12769 km 363.05 days
1648 Dec 29 10:01 0.9831950 AU -14198 km Jun 29 15:53 1.0168472 AU 20477 km 367.27 days
1649 Dec 28 06:27 0.9831244 AU -24762 km Jun 26 20:10 1.0168556 AU 21742 km 364.85 days
1650 Dec 26 16:42 0.9831434 AU -21922 km Jun 29 16:08 1.0168604 AU 22460 km 363.43 days
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 1651 to 1700
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Date/Time of Distance Relative to Date/Time of Distance Relative to Perihelion
Perihelion Mean Per. Aphelion Mean Ap. Interval
1651 Dec 29 12:01 0.9831422 AU -22101 km Jun 28 17:48 1.0169076 AU 29509 km 367.80 days
1652 Dec 28 07:57 0.9831051 AU -27650 km Jun 27 19:07 1.0168317 AU 18164 km 363.83 days
1653 Dec 27 04:43 0.9831334 AU -23422 km Jun 29 17:05 1.0168559 AU 21779 km 364.87 days
1654 Dec 29 10:53 0.9831106 AU -26826 km Jun 27 19:35 1.0169104 AU 29936 km 367.26 days
1655 Dec 27 11:21 0.9831511 AU -20766 km Jun 28 08:55 1.0168352 AU 18692 km 363.02 days
1656 Dec 29 01:15 0.9832001 AU -13442 km Jun 30 03:35 1.0168639 AU 22979 km 366.58 days
1657 Dec 28 16:01 0.9831225 AU -25039 km Jun 27 05:00 1.0168572 AU 21974 km 365.62 days
1658 Dec 26 21:35 0.9831415 AU -22209 km Jun 29 13:12 1.0168260 AU 17311 km 363.23 days
1659 Dec 29 14:41 0.9831771 AU -16878 km Jun 29 03:20 1.0168695 AU 23811 km 367.71 days
1660 Dec 28 18:23 0.9831510 AU -20778 km Jun 27 16:32 1.0168118 AU 15185 km 364.15 days
1661 Dec 26 20:44 0.9831715 AU -17710 km Jun 29 18:16 1.0168283 AU 17659 km 364.10 days
1662 Dec 29 10:40 0.9831421 AU -22115 km Jun 28 05:09 1.0168998 AU 28355 km 367.58 days
1663 Dec 27 16:17 0.9831292 AU -24050 km Jun 27 23:21 1.0168269 AU 17449 km 363.23 days
1664 Dec 28 13:50 0.9831636 AU -18904 km Jun 30 09:25 1.0168509 AU 21039 km 365.90 days
1665 Dec 29 01:55 0.9831018 AU -28149 km Jun 27 09:06 1.0168800 AU 25383 km 366.50 days
1666 Dec 27 03:42 0.9831257 AU -24564 km Jun 28 23:54 1.0168485 AU 20673 km 363.07 days
1667 Dec 29 09:57 0.9831908 AU -14833 km Jun 29 13:09 1.0168974 AU 27998 km 367.26 days
1668 Dec 29 02:45 0.9831520 AU -20633 km Jun 27 21:56 1.0168374 AU 19008 km 364.70 days
1669 Dec 26 19:28 0.9831503 AU -20881 km Jun 29 21:52 1.0168150 AU 15670 km 363.70 days
1670 Dec 29 15:07 0.9831461 AU -21522 km Jun 28 15:56 1.0168799 AU 25367 km 367.82 days
1671 Dec 28 04:29 0.9831419 AU -22141 km Jun 27 16:19 1.0168098 AU 14879 km 363.56 days
1672 Dec 28 06:58 0.9831950 AU -14202 km Jun 30 12:35 1.0168243 AU 17052 km 365.10 days
1673 Dec 29 07:22 0.9831489 AU -21089 km Jun 27 16:49 1.0168786 AU 25176 km 367.02 days
1674 Dec 27 06:10 0.9831299 AU -23938 km Jun 28 13:15 1.0168385 AU 19178 km 362.95 days
1675 Dec 28 20:34 0.9831781 AU -16731 km Jun 29 22:37 1.0168809 AU 25523 km 366.60 days
1676 Dec 29 12:03 0.9831223 AU -25071 km Jun 28 01:32 1.0168431 AU 19866 km 365.64 days
1677 Dec 26 23:54 0.9831245 AU -24749 km Jun 29 15:10 1.0168168 AU 15940 km 363.49 days
1678 Dec 29 17:34 0.9831606 AU -19353 km Jun 29 00:25 1.0169006 AU 28464 km 367.74 days
1679 Dec 28 13:52 0.9831603 AU -19392 km Jun 27 16:15 1.0168367 AU 18910 km 363.85 days
1680 Dec 27 22:58 0.9832012 AU -13271 km Jun 30 18:39 1.0168174 AU 16026 km 364.38 days
1681 Dec 29 11:40 0.9831574 AU -19829 km Jun 28 04:43 1.0168599 AU 22381 km 367.53 days
1682 Dec 27 15:23 0.9831328 AU -23508 km Jun 28 03:37 1.0168087 AU 14723 km 363.15 days
1683 Dec 28 13:11 0.9832058 AU -12585 km Jun 30 04:16 1.0168398 AU 19370 km 365.91 days
1684 Dec 29 20:41 0.9831656 AU -18592 km Jun 28 05:19 1.0168325 AU 18279 km 366.31 days
1685 Dec 27 00:45 0.9831439 AU -21841 km Jun 29 02:49 1.0168065 AU 14393 km 363.17 days
1686 Dec 29 07:45 0.9831627 AU -19037 km Jun 29 09:26 1.0168987 AU 28179 km 367.29 days
1687 Dec 28 20:27 0.9831201 AU -25401 km Jun 27 17:46 1.0168515 AU 21122 km 364.53 days
1688 Dec 27 21:40 0.9831436 AU -21885 km Jun 30 17:21 1.0168239 AU 16992 km 364.05 days
1689 Dec 29 17:37 0.9831344 AU -23261 km Jun 28 13:14 1.0168894 AU 26795 km 367.83 days
1690 Dec 28 02:31 0.9831300 AU -23919 km Jun 27 20:10 1.0168497 AU 20852 km 363.37 days
1691 Dec 28 05:01 0.9832173 AU -10869 km Jun 30 11:59 1.0168555 AU 21716 km 365.10 days
1692 Dec 30 03:39 0.9831845 AU -15765 km Jun 28 16:57 1.0168374 AU 19020 km 366.94 days
1693 Dec 27 07:13 0.9831428 AU -22012 km Jun 28 19:52 1.0167785 AU 10211 km 363.15 days
1694 Dec 29 02:07 0.9831878 AU -15276 km Jun 29 19:09 1.0168505 AU 20974 km 366.79 days
1695 Dec 29 07:19 0.9831638 AU -18865 km Jun 27 20:42 1.0168199 AU 16404 km 365.22 days
1696 Dec 27 22:03 0.9831804 AU -16384 km Jun 30 10:27 1.0167868 AU 11441 km 363.61 days
1697 Dec 29 13:33 0.9831776 AU -16799 km Jun 28 21:26 1.0168784 AU 25144 km 367.65 days
1698 Dec 28 07:48 0.9831225 AU -25043 km Jun 27 16:13 1.0168529 AU 21337 km 363.76 days
1699 Dec 27 18:47 0.9831716 AU -17707 km Jun 30 13:48 1.0168470 AU 20443 km 364.46 days
1700 Dec 30 09:41 0.9831477 AU -21279 km Jun 29 00:07 1.0168565 AU 21873 km 367.62 days
Extreme Perihelion and Aphelion
The extremes in Earth's perihelion and aphelion distances for the 17th Century are listed below. Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at perihelion is 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km). Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at aphelion is 1.0167103 AU (152,097,701 km).
Extreme Perihelions of Earth: 1601 to 1700
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Per.
Minimum Perihelion: 1605 Dec 27 07:34 0.9830588 AU -34573 km
Maximum Perihelion: 1690 Dec 28 05:01 0.9832173 AU -10869 km
Range of Perihelion: 0.0001585 AU 23704 km
Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at perihelion is 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km).
Extreme Intervals Between Perihelions of Earth: 1601 to 1700
Date GMT Distance Relative to Perihelion
Mean Per. Interval
Minimum Interval: 1673 Dec 27 06:10 0.9831299 AU -23938 km 362.95 days
Maximum Interval: 1623 Dec 29 16:45 0.9831460 AU -21535 km 367.87 days
Extreme Aphelions of Earth: 1601 to 1700
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Ap.
Minimum Aphelion: 1692 Jun 28 19:52 1.0167785 AU 10211 km
Maximum Aphelion: 1601 Jun 28 13:48 1.0169138 AU 30442 km
Range of Aphelion: 0.0001352 AU 20231 km
Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at aphelion is 1.0167103 AU (152,097,701 km).
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion for other centuries from 1501 through 2500 can be found via the following links.
| 1501-1600 |
1601-1700 |
1701-1800 |
1801-1900 |
1901-2000 |
| 2001-2100 |
2101-2200 |
2201-2300 |
2301-2400 |
2401-2500 |
Acknowledgement
All calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. The JPL DE405 is used to predict the times and distances of Earth at perihelion and aphelion.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Earth perihelion and aphelion Table Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.Astropixels.com".