Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2201 to 2300
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 (2201-2300). 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 367.92 days during the 23rd Century.
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2201 to 2250
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
2201 Jan 07 19:03 0.9834300 AU 20947 km Jul 07 17:13 1.0166150 AU -14262 km 365.00 days
2202 Jan 07 22:51 0.9833771 AU 13043 km Jul 10 08:05 1.0165828 AU -19072 km 365.16 days
2203 Jan 06 10:36 0.9833783 AU 13227 km Jul 09 12:14 1.0166473 AU -9428 km 363.49 days
2204 Jan 09 02:09 0.9833905 AU 15046 km Jul 07 04:33 1.0165761 AU -20076 km 367.65 days
2205 Jan 07 01:19 0.9833746 AU 12669 km Jul 10 02:06 1.0165912 AU -17820 km 363.96 days
2206 Jan 06 13:55 0.9834125 AU 18333 km Jul 08 14:34 1.0166688 AU -6213 km 364.53 days
2207 Jan 08 20:55 0.9833615 AU 10710 km Jul 08 15:17 1.0166247 AU -12798 km 367.29 days
2208 Jan 07 03:17 0.9833401 AU 7501 km Jul 09 14:46 1.0166587 AU -7712 km 363.27 days
2209 Jan 07 03:15 0.9833961 AU 15888 km Jul 07 22:21 1.0166329 AU -11574 km 366.00 days
2210 Jan 08 07:46 0.9833348 AU 6717 km Jul 09 22:16 1.0165990 AU -16652 km 366.19 days
2211 Jan 06 17:04 0.9833467 AU 8491 km Jul 09 21:20 1.0166720 AU -5727 km 363.39 days
2212 Jan 09 02:13 0.9834013 AU 16669 km Jul 07 07:30 1.0166029 AU -16069 km 367.38 days
2213 Jan 07 11:34 0.9833939 AU 15550 km Jul 10 07:02 1.0165775 AU -19864 km 364.39 days
2214 Jan 06 09:47 0.9834184 AU 19226 km Jul 09 02:27 1.0166404 AU -10448 km 363.93 days
2215 Jan 09 01:07 0.9833823 AU 13824 km Jul 08 06:58 1.0165873 AU -18395 km 367.64 days
2216 Jan 07 13:24 0.9833587 AU 10286 km Jul 09 19:11 1.0166098 AU -15028 km 363.51 days
2217 Jan 06 17:40 0.9834325 AU 21326 km Jul 08 03:14 1.0166200 AU -13514 km 365.18 days
2218 Jan 08 14:11 0.9833877 AU 14621 km Jul 09 06:59 1.0165891 AU -18123 km 366.85 days
2219 Jan 06 18:35 0.9833650 AU 11236 km Jul 10 05:26 1.0166674 AU -6421 km 363.18 days
2220 Jan 08 11:45 0.9833987 AU 16275 km Jul 07 09:49 1.0166175 AU -13887 km 366.72 days
2221 Jan 07 18:26 0.9833540 AU 9591 km Jul 10 01:23 1.0165861 AU -18577 km 365.28 days
2222 Jan 06 10:25 0.9833577 AU 10133 km Jul 09 10:36 1.0166740 AU -5430 km 363.67 days
2223 Jan 09 04:39 0.9833600 AU 10489 km Jul 08 02:54 1.0166348 AU -11294 km 367.76 days
2224 Jan 08 00:18 0.9833491 AU 8849 km Jul 10 02:15 1.0166297 AU -12055 km 363.82 days
2225 Jan 06 10:07 0.9834291 AU 20822 km Jul 08 15:49 1.0166300 AU -12016 km 364.41 days
2226 Jan 08 20:18 0.9833959 AU 15849 km Jul 08 22:42 1.0165679 AU -21305 km 367.42 days
2227 Jan 07 03:31 0.9833567 AU 9993 km Jul 10 13:55 1.0166244 AU -12855 km 363.30 days
2228 Jan 08 06:21 0.9834189 AU 19293 km Jul 07 14:37 1.0165900 AU -17997 km 366.12 days
2229 Jan 08 05:24 0.9833995 AU 16386 km Jul 09 15:30 1.0165521 AU -23669 km 365.96 days
2230 Jan 06 12:32 0.9834028 AU 16890 km Jul 09 19:50 1.0166533 AU -8531 km 363.30 days
2231 Jan 08 21:19 0.9834101 AU 17976 km Jul 08 02:45 1.0166257 AU -12655 km 367.37 days
2232 Jan 08 05:37 0.9833536 AU 9532 km Jul 10 02:05 1.0166094 AU -15091 km 364.35 days
2233 Jan 06 03:14 0.9833948 AU 15693 km Jul 08 22:52 1.0166391 AU -10647 km 363.90 days
2234 Jan 09 01:17 0.9833687 AU 11778 km Jul 08 08:26 1.0166010 AU -16343 km 367.92 days
2235 Jan 07 13:25 0.9833331 AU 6463 km Jul 10 19:19 1.0166527 AU -8618 km 363.50 days
2236 Jan 07 19:54 0.9834178 AU 19127 km Jul 08 00:44 1.0166251 AU -12738 km 365.27 days
2237 Jan 08 12:05 0.9834067 AU 17474 km Jul 09 10:20 1.0165549 AU -23241 km 366.67 days
2238 Jan 06 16:49 0.9833860 AU 14375 km Jul 10 07:17 1.0166322 AU -11688 km 363.20 days
2239 Jan 08 16:34 0.9834057 AU 17323 km Jul 08 05:55 1.0166049 AU -15760 km 366.99 days
2240 Jan 08 17:49 0.9833645 AU 11157 km Jul 09 21:16 1.0165728 AU -20574 km 365.05 days
2241 Jan 06 06:16 0.9834236 AU 19995 km Jul 09 07:31 1.0166205 AU -13433 km 363.52 days
2242 Jan 09 02:45 0.9834219 AU 19736 km Jul 08 03:48 1.0165972 AU -16914 km 367.85 days
2243 Jan 07 19:07 0.9833589 AU 10325 km Jul 11 00:18 1.0166318 AU -11737 km 363.68 days
2244 Jan 07 05:10 0.9834048 AU 17178 km Jul 08 08:53 1.0166231 AU -13042 km 364.42 days
2245 Jan 08 16:39 0.9833837 AU 14027 km Jul 08 18:22 1.0165620 AU -22177 km 367.48 days
2246 Jan 07 01:41 0.9833500 AU 8979 km Jul 10 13:12 1.0166457 AU -9665 km 363.38 days
2247 Jan 08 10:55 0.9834047 AU 17173 km Jul 08 11:07 1.0166390 AU -10663 km 366.38 days
2248 Jan 09 03:40 0.9833858 AU 14348 km Jul 09 17:30 1.0165791 AU -19626 km 365.70 days
2249 Jan 06 07:29 0.9834277 AU 20609 km Jul 09 20:16 1.0166138 AU -14438 km 363.16 days
2250 Jan 08 23:01 0.9834328 AU 21370 km Jul 08 05:09 1.0165811 AU -19330 km 367.65 days
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2251 to 2300
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
2251 Jan 08 05:04 0.9833559 AU 9864 km Jul 11 01:39 1.0165928 AU -17574 km 364.25 days
2252 Jan 07 03:40 0.9834089 AU 17805 km Jul 08 16:12 1.0166062 AU -15569 km 363.94 days
2253 Jan 08 22:29 0.9834220 AU 19753 km Jul 08 05:26 1.0165614 AU -22278 km 367.78 days
2254 Jan 07 08:40 0.9833719 AU 12261 km Jul 10 19:16 1.0166411 AU -10356 km 363.42 days
2255 Jan 07 18:11 0.9834109 AU 18093 km Jul 08 19:01 1.0166491 AU -9161 km 365.40 days
2256 Jan 09 08:20 0.9833665 AU 11461 km Jul 09 07:06 1.0165793 AU -19590 km 366.59 days
2257 Jan 06 12:15 0.9833725 AU 12346 km Jul 10 04:49 1.0166261 AU -12596 km 363.16 days
2258 Jan 08 20:46 0.9834070 AU 17519 km Jul 08 06:16 1.0166151 AU -14244 km 367.35 days
2259 Jan 08 17:32 0.9833515 AU 9219 km Jul 11 00:58 1.0166072 AU -15415 km 364.87 days
2260 Jan 07 05:01 0.9834186 AU 19255 km Jul 09 05:04 1.0166141 AU -14383 km 363.48 days
2261 Jan 09 00:47 0.9834501 AU 23956 km Jul 08 05:06 1.0165490 AU -24127 km 367.82 days
2262 Jan 07 17:27 0.9833794 AU 13387 km Jul 11 02:02 1.0165959 AU -17110 km 363.69 days
2263 Jan 07 10:54 0.9834209 AU 19598 km Jul 09 03:07 1.0166119 AU -14722 km 364.73 days
2264 Jan 09 16:31 0.9834046 AU 17160 km Jul 08 15:29 1.0165486 AU -24196 km 367.23 days
2265 Jan 06 19:37 0.9834134 AU 18468 km Jul 10 11:24 1.0166029 AU -16068 km 363.13 days
2266 Jan 08 08:34 0.9834531 AU 24410 km Jul 08 10:18 1.0166177 AU -13854 km 366.54 days
2267 Jan 08 22:19 0.9833694 AU 11894 km Jul 10 18:01 1.0165962 AU -17071 km 365.57 days
2268 Jan 07 02:37 0.9833827 AU 13873 km Jul 09 13:42 1.0166194 AU -13595 km 363.18 days
2269 Jan 08 22:25 0.9834096 AU 17906 km Jul 08 01:18 1.0165827 AU -19086 km 367.82 days
2270 Jan 08 04:23 0.9833368 AU 7019 km Jul 11 03:00 1.0166239 AU -12923 km 364.25 days
2271 Jan 07 08:40 0.9833952 AU 15755 km Jul 09 13:44 1.0166516 AU -8786 km 364.18 days
2272 Jan 09 22:26 0.9834126 AU 18346 km Jul 08 10:33 1.0165695 AU -21068 km 367.57 days
2273 Jan 07 04:15 0.9834124 AU 18318 km Jul 10 22:19 1.0165843 AU -18852 km 363.24 days
2274 Jan 07 23:38 0.9834521 AU 24262 km Jul 08 19:03 1.0165920 AU -17699 km 365.81 days
2275 Jan 09 09:00 0.9833867 AU 14475 km Jul 10 07:25 1.0165514 AU -23763 km 366.39 days
2276 Jan 07 10:05 0.9834098 AU 17939 km Jul 09 21:48 1.0165813 AU -19291 km 363.04 days
2277 Jan 08 18:34 0.9834719 AU 27218 km Jul 08 02:10 1.0165703 AU -20938 km 367.35 days
2278 Jan 08 11:26 0.9833875 AU 14599 km Jul 11 01:57 1.0165985 AU -16719 km 364.70 days
2279 Jan 07 01:10 0.9834036 AU 17001 km Jul 09 22:49 1.0166426 AU -10123 km 363.57 days
2280 Jan 09 20:22 0.9834036 AU 17013 km Jul 08 01:22 1.0165784 AU -19731 km 367.80 days
2281 Jan 07 12:51 0.9833644 AU 11139 km Jul 11 00:51 1.0165992 AU -16618 km 363.69 days
2282 Jan 07 16:23 0.9834150 AU 18706 km Jul 09 01:54 1.0166361 AU -11098 km 365.15 days
2283 Jan 09 17:40 0.9833820 AU 13769 km Jul 09 21:39 1.0165866 AU -18503 km 367.05 days
2284 Jan 07 16:24 0.9834028 AU 16891 km Jul 10 09:56 1.0165928 AU -17571 km 362.95 days
2285 Jan 08 08:43 0.9834742 AU 27565 km Jul 08 10:06 1.0165692 AU -21112 km 366.68 days
2286 Jan 08 21:07 0.9833782 AU 13203 km Jul 10 23:00 1.0165660 AU -21586 km 365.52 days
2287 Jan 07 06:04 0.9833928 AU 15392 km Jul 10 07:49 1.0166140 AU -14411 km 363.37 days
2288 Jan 10 00:05 0.9834367 AU 21958 km Jul 07 22:04 1.0165659 AU -21593 km 367.75 days
2289 Jan 07 23:35 0.9834034 AU 16971 km Jul 11 03:16 1.0165792 AU -19613 km 363.98 days
2290 Jan 07 06:48 0.9834469 AU 23483 km Jul 09 12:00 1.0166305 AU -11931 km 364.30 days
2291 Jan 09 18:41 0.9834019 AU 16744 km Jul 09 11:28 1.0165782 AU -19763 km 367.49 days
2292 Jan 07 21:58 0.9833768 AU 12989 km Jul 10 16:38 1.0165815 AU -19272 km 363.14 days
2293 Jan 07 23:31 0.9834463 AU 23387 km Jul 08 14:21 1.0165866 AU -18501 km 366.06 days
2294 Jan 09 07:59 0.9833723 AU 12322 km Jul 10 11:37 1.0165811 AU -19330 km 366.35 days
2295 Jan 07 11:34 0.9833969 AU 16008 km Jul 10 18:29 1.0166271 AU -12452 km 363.15 days
2296 Jan 09 19:19 0.9834629 AU 25877 km Jul 08 03:21 1.0165763 AU -20046 km 367.32 days
2297 Jan 08 07:29 0.9834116 AU 18203 km Jul 11 06:35 1.0165523 AU -23639 km 364.51 days
2298 Jan 07 04:10 0.9834320 AU 21258 km Jul 09 22:08 1.0166047 AU -15790 km 363.86 days
2299 Jan 09 23:20 0.9834129 AU 18390 km Jul 09 01:20 1.0165592 AU -22605 km 367.80 days
2300 Jan 08 09:01 0.9833970 AU 16016 km Jul 11 19:55 1.0165578 AU -22811 km 363.40 days
Extreme Perihelion and Aphelion
The extremes in Earth's perihelion and aphelion distances for the 23rd 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: 2201 to 2300
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Per.
Minimum Perihelion: 2235 Jan 07 13:25 0.9833331 AU 6463 km
Maximum Perihelion: 2285 Jan 08 08:43 0.9834742 AU 27565 km
Range of Perihelion: 0.0001411 AU 21102 km
Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at perihelion is 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km).
Extreme Intervals Between Perihelions of Earth: 2201 to 2300
Date GMT Distance Relative to Perihelion
Mean Per. Interval
Minimum Interval: 2284 Jan 07 16:24 0.9834028 AU 16891 km 362.95 days
Maximum Interval: 2234 Jan 09 01:17 0.9833687 AU 11778 km 367.92 days
Extreme Aphelions of Earth: 2201 to 2300
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Ap.
Minimum Aphelion: 2264 Jul 08 15:29 1.0165486 AU -24196 km
Maximum Aphelion: 2222 Jul 09 10:36 1.0166740 AU -5430 km
Range of Aphelion: 0.0001254 AU 18765 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".