Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2101 to 2200
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 21st Century (2001-2100). 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 363.08 to 367.86 days during the 22nd Century.
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2101 to 2150
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
2101 Jan 06 06:52 0.9833577 AU 10133 km Jul 05 10:32 1.0166508 AU -8897 km 365.00 days
2102 Jan 05 06:19 0.9832988 AU 1329 km Jul 08 13:35 1.0166784 AU -4770 km 363.98 days
2103 Jan 04 19:09 0.9833286 AU 5786 km Jul 06 20:15 1.0167159 AU 840 km 364.53 days
2104 Jan 07 05:32 0.9832930 AU 463 km Jul 05 23:27 1.0166569 AU -7980 km 367.43 days
2105 Jan 04 10:24 0.9833145 AU 3671 km Jul 08 00:52 1.0166701 AU -6014 km 363.20 days
2106 Jan 05 17:35 0.9834033 AU 16959 km Jul 06 01:20 1.0166594 AU -7613 km 366.30 days
2107 Jan 06 14:10 0.9833234 AU 5003 km Jul 08 04:40 1.0166380 AU -10819 km 365.86 days
2108 Jan 04 16:29 0.9833285 AU 5773 km Jul 07 02:36 1.0166695 AU -6105 km 363.10 days
2109 Jan 06 06:03 0.9833696 AU 11919 km Jul 05 09:18 1.0166304 AU -11950 km 367.57 days
2110 Jan 05 17:47 0.9833193 AU 4399 km Jul 08 12:39 1.0166522 AU -8687 km 364.49 days
2111 Jan 04 15:44 0.9833533 AU 9476 km Jul 07 04:19 1.0167165 AU 933 km 363.91 days
2112 Jan 07 06:54 0.9833308 AU 6117 km Jul 05 14:16 1.0166647 AU -6819 km 367.63 days
2113 Jan 04 15:31 0.9833047 AU 2205 km Jul 08 07:26 1.0166661 AU -6607 km 363.36 days
2114 Jan 05 03:27 0.9833646 AU 11176 km Jul 06 08:06 1.0166781 AU -4808 km 365.50 days
2115 Jan 06 22:44 0.9832884 AU -222 km Jul 07 16:15 1.0166526 AU -8624 km 366.80 days
2116 Jan 05 00:35 0.9832981 AU 1222 km Jul 07 11:47 1.0166897 AU -3087 km 363.08 days
2117 Jan 06 03:10 0.9833832 AU 13949 km Jul 05 14:47 1.0166573 AU -7922 km 367.11 days
2118 Jan 06 03:49 0.9833402 AU 7518 km Jul 08 15:30 1.0166420 AU -10222 km 365.03 days
2119 Jan 04 14:49 0.9833600 AU 10486 km Jul 07 16:47 1.0166895 AU -3108 km 363.46 days
2120 Jan 07 08:39 0.9833495 AU 8907 km Jul 05 10:40 1.0166295 AU -12086 km 367.74 days
2121 Jan 05 02:26 0.9833207 AU 4603 km Jul 08 10:12 1.0166177 AU -13851 km 363.74 days
2122 Jan 04 21:22 0.9833979 AU 16152 km Jul 06 14:49 1.0166571 AU -7963 km 364.79 days
2123 Jan 07 04:32 0.9833411 AU 7663 km Jul 07 02:02 1.0166420 AU -10212 km 367.30 days
2124 Jan 05 03:52 0.9833239 AU 5079 km Jul 07 19:34 1.0166764 AU -5072 km 362.97 days
2125 Jan 05 10:49 0.9833857 AU 14326 km Jul 05 18:54 1.0166657 AU -6677 km 366.29 days
2126 Jan 06 10:04 0.9833054 AU 2313 km Jul 08 06:13 1.0166483 AU -9268 km 365.97 days
2127 Jan 04 17:49 0.9833034 AU 2016 km Jul 08 00:07 1.0167185 AU 1230 km 363.32 days
2128 Jan 07 10:10 0.9833246 AU 5193 km Jul 05 09:41 1.0166800 AU -4525 km 367.68 days
2129 Jan 05 13:38 0.9833108 AU 3119 km Jul 08 14:39 1.0166452 AU -9735 km 364.14 days
2130 Jan 04 17:05 0.9833935 AU 15498 km Jul 07 04:35 1.0166697 AU -6070 km 364.14 days
2131 Jan 07 08:31 0.9833479 AU 8680 km Jul 06 21:30 1.0166276 AU -12372 km 367.64 days
2132 Jan 05 13:32 0.9833190 AU 4344 km Jul 08 03:46 1.0166317 AU -11753 km 363.21 days
2133 Jan 05 05:14 0.9834007 AU 16575 km Jul 06 01:04 1.0166348 AU -11300 km 365.65 days
2134 Jan 06 20:58 0.9833512 AU 9171 km Jul 07 17:22 1.0166160 AU -14104 km 366.66 days
2135 Jan 04 22:01 0.9833474 AU 8596 km Jul 08 08:42 1.0166944 AU -2376 km 363.04 days
2136 Jan 06 23:49 0.9833744 AU 12642 km Jul 05 12:28 1.0166736 AU -5495 km 367.07 days
2137 Jan 05 18:29 0.9833175 AU 4130 km Jul 08 12:54 1.0166268 AU -12489 km 364.78 days
2138 Jan 04 12:59 0.9833499 AU 8968 km Jul 07 12:16 1.0166808 AU -4407 km 363.77 days
2139 Jan 07 10:52 0.9833177 AU 4161 km Jul 06 11:42 1.0166615 AU -7291 km 367.91 days
2140 Jan 06 00:57 0.9832915 AU 240 km Jul 08 07:18 1.0166590 AU -7675 km 363.59 days
2141 Jan 04 22:28 0.9833945 AU 15648 km Jul 06 11:38 1.0166694 AU -6119 km 364.90 days
2142 Jan 07 03:48 0.9833634 AU 10997 km Jul 07 11:27 1.0166231 AU -13050 km 367.22 days
2143 Jan 05 03:40 0.9833341 AU 6610 km Jul 08 20:03 1.0166724 AU -5669 km 362.99 days
2144 Jan 06 15:41 0.9833728 AU 12394 km Jul 05 17:42 1.0166532 AU -8544 km 366.50 days
2145 Jan 06 06:19 0.9833303 AU 6043 km Jul 08 06:03 1.0165924 AU -17632 km 365.61 days
2146 Jan 04 18:04 0.9833717 AU 12234 km Jul 07 20:39 1.0166640 AU -6917 km 363.49 days
2147 Jan 07 10:07 0.9833727 AU 12377 km Jul 06 10:26 1.0166591 AU -7661 km 367.67 days
2148 Jan 06 07:34 0.9833199 AU 4487 km Jul 08 10:28 1.0166380 AU -10819 km 363.89 days
2149 Jan 04 11:25 0.9833839 AU 14062 km Jul 06 21:15 1.0166641 AU -6916 km 364.16 days
2150 Jan 07 06:41 0.9833413 AU 7688 km Jul 06 22:38 1.0166287 AU -12201 km 367.80 days
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2151 to 2200
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
2151 Jan 05 12:47 0.9833004 AU 1565 km Jul 09 01:23 1.0166793 AU -4643 km 363.25 days
2152 Jan 06 08:50 0.9833683 AU 11718 km Jul 05 23:43 1.0166807 AU -4432 km 365.84 days
2153 Jan 06 15:47 0.9833515 AU 9208 km Jul 07 22:34 1.0166020 AU -16203 km 366.29 days
2154 Jan 04 21:26 0.9833803 AU 13526 km Jul 08 08:40 1.0166536 AU -8484 km 363.24 days
2155 Jan 07 03:57 0.9833819 AU 13753 km Jul 06 14:23 1.0166447 AU -9815 km 367.27 days
2156 Jan 06 17:15 0.9833188 AU 4315 km Jul 08 08:59 1.0165994 AU -16583 km 364.55 days
2157 Jan 04 12:37 0.9833869 AU 14509 km Jul 07 05:19 1.0166447 AU -9817 km 363.81 days
2158 Jan 07 10:48 0.9833779 AU 13155 km Jul 06 12:44 1.0166298 AU -12045 km 367.92 days
2159 Jan 05 20:41 0.9833309 AU 6131 km Jul 09 05:52 1.0166709 AU -5889 km 363.41 days
2160 Jan 05 18:03 0.9833778 AU 13143 km Jul 06 08:02 1.0166876 AU -3395 km 364.89 days
2161 Jan 06 18:59 0.9833381 AU 7200 km Jul 07 09:38 1.0166072 AU -15422 km 367.04 days
2162 Jan 05 02:29 0.9833296 AU 5930 km Jul 08 16:25 1.0166631 AU -7055 km 363.31 days
2163 Jan 06 21:49 0.9833483 AU 8734 km Jul 06 17:50 1.0166804 AU -4472 km 366.81 days
2164 Jan 07 04:39 0.9833109 AU 3134 km Jul 08 05:15 1.0166197 AU -13559 km 365.28 days
2165 Jan 04 16:13 0.9833869 AU 14502 km Jul 07 18:01 1.0166566 AU -8034 km 363.48 days
2166 Jan 07 10:30 0.9834000 AU 16470 km Jul 06 14:55 1.0166253 AU -12717 km 367.76 days
2167 Jan 06 06:14 0.9833351 AU 6763 km Jul 09 10:57 1.0166259 AU -12622 km 363.82 days
2168 Jan 05 13:59 0.9833831 AU 13938 km Jul 06 16:49 1.0166489 AU -9184 km 364.32 days
2169 Jan 07 02:52 0.9833774 AU 13092 km Jul 06 19:12 1.0165754 AU -20180 km 367.54 days
2170 Jan 05 10:43 0.9833679 AU 11672 km Jul 08 21:56 1.0166383 AU -10769 km 363.33 days
2171 Jan 06 06:54 0.9833955 AU 15787 km Jul 06 23:04 1.0166799 AU -4543 km 365.84 days
2172 Jan 07 08:38 0.9833342 AU 6617 km Jul 07 18:34 1.0166117 AU -14744 km 366.07 days
2173 Jan 04 16:13 0.9833528 AU 9409 km Jul 08 01:56 1.0166614 AU -7315 km 363.32 days
2174 Jan 07 05:05 0.9833603 AU 10535 km Jul 06 13:38 1.0166605 AU -7445 km 367.54 days
2175 Jan 06 17:22 0.9832919 AU 302 km Jul 09 08:29 1.0166543 AU -8379 km 364.51 days
2176 Jan 05 14:21 0.9833574 AU 10100 km Jul 07 03:43 1.0166883 AU -3295 km 363.87 days
2177 Jan 07 07:19 0.9833900 AU 14967 km Jul 06 17:32 1.0165986 AU -16711 km 367.71 days
2178 Jan 05 19:17 0.9833678 AU 11649 km Jul 09 08:32 1.0166197 AU -13554 km 363.50 days
2179 Jan 05 21:06 0.9833963 AU 15914 km Jul 07 08:39 1.0166492 AU -9131 km 365.08 days
2180 Jan 07 18:02 0.9833503 AU 9024 km Jul 07 04:35 1.0165668 AU -21461 km 366.87 days
2181 Jan 05 01:07 0.9833778 AU 13148 km Jul 08 08:52 1.0166207 AU -13399 km 363.29 days
2182 Jan 06 22:58 0.9834143 AU 18613 km Jul 06 16:23 1.0166474 AU -9411 km 366.91 days
2183 Jan 07 00:17 0.9833442 AU 8122 km Jul 09 03:33 1.0166306 AU -11919 km 365.05 days
2184 Jan 05 10:00 0.9833689 AU 11821 km Jul 07 13:10 1.0166743 AU -5387 km 363.40 days
2185 Jan 07 01:38 0.9833831 AU 13942 km Jul 06 11:12 1.0166081 AU -15281 km 367.65 days
2186 Jan 06 03:52 0.9833291 AU 5861 km Jul 09 08:38 1.0166258 AU -12645 km 364.09 days
2187 Jan 05 16:33 0.9833602 AU 10519 km Jul 07 15:30 1.0166864 AU -3568 km 364.53 days
2188 Jan 08 01:34 0.9833505 AU 9069 km Jul 06 17:12 1.0166037 AU -15941 km 367.38 days
2189 Jan 05 08:25 0.9833770 AU 13020 km Jul 08 19:36 1.0166336 AU -11473 km 363.29 days
2190 Jan 06 08:54 0.9834132 AU 18435 km Jul 07 01:44 1.0166516 AU -8786 km 366.02 days
2191 Jan 07 08:01 0.9833372 AU 7067 km Jul 08 21:01 1.0166046 AU -15807 km 365.96 days
2192 Jan 05 16:30 0.9833535 AU 9507 km Jul 07 21:59 1.0166464 AU -9553 km 363.35 days
2193 Jan 07 02:06 0.9834052 AU 17250 km Jul 06 10:00 1.0166013 AU -16304 km 367.40 days
2194 Jan 06 14:43 0.9833680 AU 11681 km Jul 09 07:46 1.0166046 AU -15806 km 364.53 days
2195 Jan 05 10:43 0.9833886 AU 14757 km Jul 08 01:45 1.0166776 AU -4888 km 363.83 days
2196 Jan 08 00:15 0.9833747 AU 12688 km Jul 06 10:00 1.0165974 AU -16894 km 367.56 days
2197 Jan 05 14:14 0.9833509 AU 9124 km Jul 09 00:58 1.0166199 AU -13524 km 363.58 days
2198 Jan 05 21:40 0.9833782 AU 13209 km Jul 07 07:06 1.0166697 AU -6067 km 365.31 days
2199 Jan 07 17:43 0.9833248 AU 5219 km Jul 08 04:35 1.0166240 AU -12902 km 366.84 days
2200 Jan 06 00:21 0.9833522 AU 9321 km Jul 09 07:10 1.0166641 AU -6911 km 363.28 days
Extreme Perihelion and Aphelion
The extremes in Earth's perihelion and aphelion distances for the 22nd 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: 2101 to 2200
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Per.
Minimum Perihelion: 2115 Jan 06 22:44 0.9832884 AU -222 km
Maximum Perihelion: 2182 Jan 06 22:58 0.9834143 AU 18613 km
Range of Perihelion: 0.0001259 AU 18835 km
Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at perihelion is 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km).
Extreme Intervals Between Perihelions of Earth: 2101 to 2200
Date GMT Distance Relative to Perihelion
Mean Per. Interval
Minimum Interval: 2124 Jan 05 03:52 0.9833239 AU 5079 km 362.97 days
Maximum Interval: 2158 Jan 07 10:48 0.9833779 AU 13155 km 367.92 days
Extreme Aphelions of Earth: 2101 to 2200
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Ap.
Minimum Aphelion: 2180 Jul 07 04:35 1.0165668 AU -21461 km
Maximum Aphelion: 2127 Jul 08 00:07 1.0167185 AU 1230 km
Range of Aphelion: 0.0001517 AU 22692 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".