Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2301 to 2400
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 363.03 to 367.88 days during the 24th Century.
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2301 to 2350
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
2301 Jan 08 14:10 0.9834773 AU 28037 km Jul 09 21:22 1.0165902 AU -17972 km 365.00 days
2302 Jan 10 12:35 0.9834048 AU 17190 km Jul 10 23:58 1.0165793 AU -19602 km 366.93 days
2303 Jan 08 13:19 0.9833808 AU 13600 km Jul 12 03:29 1.0166206 AU -13416 km 363.03 days
2304 Jan 10 07:29 0.9834309 AU 21085 km Jul 09 06:19 1.0165947 AU -17297 km 366.76 days
2305 Jan 09 17:46 0.9833754 AU 12794 km Jul 12 00:57 1.0165657 AU -21634 km 365.43 days
2306 Jan 08 08:49 0.9834023 AU 16805 km Jul 11 07:36 1.0166349 AU -11274 km 363.63 days
2307 Jan 11 02:25 0.9834278 AU 20619 km Jul 10 01:27 1.0165888 AU -18180 km 367.73 days
2308 Jan 09 18:51 0.9834115 AU 18183 km Jul 12 03:43 1.0165460 AU -24574 km 363.68 days
2309 Jan 08 06:06 0.9834828 AU 28847 km Jul 10 09:23 1.0165658 AU -21611 km 364.47 days
2310 Jan 10 18:37 0.9834210 AU 19612 km Jul 10 13:34 1.0165396 AU -25539 km 367.52 days
2311 Jan 08 22:18 0.9833950 AU 15726 km Jul 12 09:26 1.0165753 AU -20196 km 363.15 days
2312 Jan 09 22:50 0.9834741 AU 27557 km Jul 09 09:51 1.0165782 AU -19753 km 366.02 days
2313 Jan 10 01:38 0.9834238 AU 20032 km Jul 11 14:01 1.0165524 AU -23617 km 366.12 days
2314 Jan 08 08:18 0.9834163 AU 18899 km Jul 11 16:26 1.0166321 AU -11703 km 363.28 days
2315 Jan 10 17:01 0.9834235 AU 19987 km Jul 10 01:26 1.0166048 AU -15784 km 367.36 days
2316 Jan 10 02:10 0.9833640 AU 11087 km Jul 12 02:11 1.0165566 AU -22998 km 364.38 days
2317 Jan 08 04:20 0.9834247 AU 20156 km Jul 10 17:47 1.0166034 AU -15990 km 364.09 days
2318 Jan 11 01:23 0.9833990 AU 16316 km Jul 10 05:31 1.0165850 AU -18745 km 367.88 days
2319 Jan 09 08:53 0.9833866 AU 14470 km Jul 12 18:31 1.0165932 AU -17523 km 363.31 days
2320 Jan 09 13:50 0.9834839 AU 29014 km Jul 09 21:23 1.0165787 AU -19690 km 365.21 days
2321 Jan 10 09:39 0.9834355 AU 21780 km Jul 11 06:46 1.0165218 AU -28199 km 366.83 days
2322 Jan 08 15:24 0.9834163 AU 18905 km Jul 12 01:57 1.0165869 AU -18453 km 363.24 days
2323 Jan 10 13:24 0.9834533 AU 24433 km Jul 10 04:04 1.0165754 AU -20186 km 366.92 days
2324 Jan 10 12:56 0.9834148 AU 18674 km Jul 11 20:54 1.0165206 AU -28372 km 364.98 days
2325 Jan 08 03:36 0.9834687 AU 26748 km Jul 11 03:16 1.0165848 AU -18766 km 363.61 days
2326 Jan 10 21:07 0.9834452 AU 23235 km Jul 10 00:56 1.0165790 AU -19636 km 367.73 days
2327 Jan 09 14:10 0.9833822 AU 13809 km Jul 12 20:51 1.0165734 AU -20472 km 363.71 days
2328 Jan 09 03:07 0.9834433 AU 22939 km Jul 10 03:47 1.0165929 AU -17563 km 364.54 days
2329 Jan 10 16:31 0.9834079 AU 17654 km Jul 10 14:06 1.0165505 AU -23911 km 367.56 days
2330 Jan 08 23:59 0.9833914 AU 15180 km Jul 12 09:17 1.0166163 AU -14055 km 363.31 days
2331 Jan 10 03:14 0.9834555 AU 24767 km Jul 10 12:09 1.0166089 AU -15173 km 366.14 days
2332 Jan 10 20:41 0.9834222 AU 19794 km Jul 11 18:19 1.0165186 AU -28673 km 365.73 days
2333 Jan 08 06:56 0.9834479 AU 23625 km Jul 11 14:49 1.0165670 AU -21432 km 363.43 days
2334 Jan 10 20:25 0.9834429 AU 22878 km Jul 10 00:49 1.0165642 AU -21847 km 367.56 days
2335 Jan 10 02:41 0.9833939 AU 15549 km Jul 12 19:49 1.0165389 AU -25641 km 364.26 days
2336 Jan 09 02:02 0.9834712 AU 27120 km Jul 10 12:39 1.0165796 AU -19546 km 363.97 days
2337 Jan 10 19:32 0.9834637 AU 25994 km Jul 10 05:35 1.0165443 AU -24824 km 367.73 days
2338 Jan 09 04:41 0.9834109 AU 18090 km Jul 12 16:28 1.0165962 AU -17064 km 363.38 days
2339 Jan 09 09:38 0.9834457 AU 23299 km Jul 10 18:39 1.0166081 AU -15282 km 365.21 days
2340 Jan 11 03:05 0.9833969 AU 16006 km Jul 11 02:23 1.0165212 AU -28294 km 366.73 days
2341 Jan 08 14:14 0.9834130 AU 18415 km Jul 11 21:53 1.0165847 AU -18788 km 363.47 days
2342 Jan 10 17:16 0.9834435 AU 22974 km Jul 10 04:31 1.0165999 AU -16519 km 367.13 days
2343 Jan 10 12:20 0.9834059 AU 17354 km Jul 12 20:05 1.0165464 AU -24514 km 364.79 days
2344 Jan 09 00:17 0.9834724 AU 27299 km Jul 11 01:24 1.0165703 AU -20945 km 363.50 days
2345 Jan 10 19:30 0.9834692 AU 26824 km Jul 10 02:37 1.0165274 AU -27366 km 367.80 days
2346 Jan 09 15:00 0.9834052 AU 17250 km Jul 12 19:41 1.0165574 AU -22870 km 363.81 days
2347 Jan 09 05:31 0.9834583 AU 25185 km Jul 11 00:59 1.0165917 AU -17740 km 364.60 days
2348 Jan 11 10:47 0.9834390 AU 22301 km Jul 10 09:47 1.0165148 AU -29243 km 367.22 days
2349 Jan 08 19:24 0.9834403 AU 22494 km Jul 12 05:44 1.0165787 AU -19685 km 363.36 days
2350 Jan 10 00:00 0.9834552 AU 24732 km Jul 10 10:47 1.0166088 AU -15177 km 366.19 days
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2351 to 2400
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
2351 Jan 10 17:30 0.9833829 AU 13905 km Jul 12 12:14 1.0165451 AU -24711 km 365.73 days
2352 Jan 09 03:19 0.9834227 AU 19867 km Jul 11 09:57 1.0165824 AU -19137 km 363.41 days
2353 Jan 10 20:42 0.9834462 AU 23378 km Jul 10 00:28 1.0165627 AU -22077 km 367.72 days
2354 Jan 10 03:07 0.9834029 AU 16906 km Jul 12 22:02 1.0165716 AU -20745 km 364.27 days
2355 Jan 09 02:23 0.9834694 AU 26845 km Jul 11 13:25 1.0165965 AU -17023 km 363.97 days
2356 Jan 11 14:11 0.9834692 AU 26825 km Jul 10 05:49 1.0164955 AU -32139 km 367.49 days
2357 Jan 09 03:04 0.9834455 AU 23273 km Jul 12 14:11 1.0165296 AU -27023 km 363.54 days
2358 Jan 09 13:27 0.9834686 AU 26722 km Jul 10 16:35 1.0165748 AU -20262 km 365.43 days
2359 Jan 11 02:49 0.9834214 AU 19669 km Jul 11 19:00 1.0165103 AU -29918 km 366.56 days
2360 Jan 09 09:08 0.9834567 AU 24947 km Jul 11 16:39 1.0165657 AU -21629 km 363.26 days
2361 Jan 10 10:50 0.9834894 AU 29838 km Jul 10 02:03 1.0165708 AU -20868 km 367.07 days
2362 Jan 10 08:25 0.9834099 AU 17949 km Jul 12 18:28 1.0165652 AU -21702 km 364.90 days
2363 Jan 08 20:36 0.9834262 AU 20388 km Jul 11 21:54 1.0166085 AU -15225 km 363.51 days
2364 Jan 11 14:21 0.9834316 AU 21193 km Jul 09 21:32 1.0165299 AU -26984 km 367.74 days
2365 Jan 09 14:02 0.9834034 AU 16975 km Jul 12 17:49 1.0165591 AU -22620 km 363.99 days
2366 Jan 09 07:51 0.9834506 AU 24030 km Jul 11 02:12 1.0166166 AU -14020 km 364.74 days
2367 Jan 11 10:21 0.9834350 AU 21704 km Jul 11 11:38 1.0165230 AU -28022 km 367.10 days
2368 Jan 09 15:57 0.9834525 AU 24323 km Jul 12 04:17 1.0165456 AU -24640 km 363.23 days
2369 Jan 10 01:26 0.9834920 AU 30227 km Jul 10 09:24 1.0165466 AU -24492 km 366.39 days
2370 Jan 10 19:10 0.9834212 AU 19636 km Jul 12 11:00 1.0165206 AU -28380 km 365.74 days
2371 Jan 09 02:05 0.9834514 AU 24158 km Jul 12 06:18 1.0165752 AU -20208 km 363.29 days
2372 Jan 11 13:01 0.9834917 AU 30190 km Jul 09 19:04 1.0165173 AU -28875 km 367.46 days
2373 Jan 09 21:19 0.9834492 AU 23833 km Jul 12 19:23 1.0165338 AU -26409 km 364.35 days
2374 Jan 08 20:26 0.9834583 AU 25194 km Jul 11 10:39 1.0166072 AU -15425 km 363.96 days
2375 Jan 11 11:03 0.9834204 AU 19523 km Jul 10 21:28 1.0165308 AU -26858 km 367.61 days
2376 Jan 09 23:36 0.9834084 AU 17724 km Jul 12 08:17 1.0165582 AU -22755 km 363.52 days
2377 Jan 09 16:12 0.9834614 AU 25650 km Jul 10 15:08 1.0165925 AU -17622 km 365.69 days
2378 Jan 11 04:20 0.9834171 AU 19018 km Jul 12 01:45 1.0165530 AU -23536 km 366.51 days
2379 Jan 09 07:11 0.9834464 AU 23408 km Jul 12 18:30 1.0165864 AU -18531 km 363.12 days
2380 Jan 11 06:08 0.9834950 AU 30672 km Jul 10 01:05 1.0165157 AU -29110 km 366.96 days
2381 Jan 10 07:33 0.9834421 AU 22771 km Jul 12 19:15 1.0164991 AU -31587 km 365.06 days
2382 Jan 08 23:01 0.9834552 AU 24731 km Jul 11 19:53 1.0165773 AU -19892 km 363.64 days
2383 Jan 11 16:15 0.9834582 AU 25174 km Jul 10 14:35 1.0165144 AU -29305 km 367.72 days
2384 Jan 10 08:47 0.9834545 AU 24622 km Jul 12 12:56 1.0165319 AU -26693 km 363.69 days
2385 Jan 09 01:47 0.9834945 AU 30601 km Jul 11 00:01 1.0165855 AU -18669 km 364.71 days
2386 Jan 11 06:33 0.9834320 AU 21252 km Jul 11 11:48 1.0165426 AU -25093 km 367.20 days
2387 Jan 09 11:40 0.9834115 AU 18193 km Jul 13 01:02 1.0165787 AU -19692 km 363.21 days
2388 Jan 10 21:45 0.9834672 AU 26522 km Jul 10 03:36 1.0165398 AU -25505 km 366.42 days
2389 Jan 10 18:49 0.9834311 AU 21120 km Jul 12 11:33 1.0165152 AU -29179 km 365.88 days
2390 Jan 09 02:11 0.9834549 AU 24674 km Jul 12 06:57 1.0165962 AU -17062 km 363.31 days
2391 Jan 11 13:59 0.9834864 AU 29387 km Jul 10 17:20 1.0165197 AU -28513 km 367.49 days
2392 Jan 10 17:04 0.9834587 AU 25248 km Jul 12 18:04 1.0165024 AU -31100 km 364.13 days
2393 Jan 08 20:41 0.9834837 AU 28990 km Jul 11 08:51 1.0165617 AU -22221 km 364.15 days
2394 Jan 11 13:30 0.9834461 AU 23359 km Jul 10 21:04 1.0165247 AU -27765 km 367.70 days
2395 Jan 09 21:29 0.9834300 AU 20948 km Jul 13 05:19 1.0165610 AU -22333 km 363.33 days
2396 Jan 10 09:27 0.9835023 AU 31768 km Jul 10 10:14 1.0165494 AU -24068 km 365.50 days
2397 Jan 10 23:51 0.9834550 AU 24700 km Jul 12 02:46 1.0165145 AU -29282 km 366.60 days
2398 Jan 09 02:00 0.9834290 AU 20807 km Jul 12 16:40 1.0165967 AU -16994 km 363.09 days
2399 Jan 11 05:53 0.9834555 AU 24772 km Jul 10 18:08 1.0165373 AU -25876 km 367.16 days
2400 Jan 11 04:14 0.9834199 AU 19439 km Jul 12 15:16 1.0165131 AU -29492 km 364.93 days
Extreme Perihelion and Aphelion
The extremes in Earth's perihelion and aphelion distances for the 24th 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: 2301 to 2400
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Per.
Minimum Perihelion: 2316 Jan 10 02:10 0.9833640 AU 11087 km
Maximum Perihelion: 2396 Jan 10 09:27 0.9835023 AU 31768 km
Range of Perihelion: 0.0001382 AU 20681 km
Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at perihelion is 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km).
Extreme Intervals Between Perihelions of Earth: 2301 to 2400
Date GMT Distance Relative to Perihelion
Mean Per. Interval
Minimum Interval: 2303 Jan 08 13:19 0.9833808 AU 13600 km 363.03 days
Maximum Interval: 2318 Jan 11 01:23 0.9833990 AU 16316 km 367.88 days
Extreme Aphelions of Earth: 2301 to 2400
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Ap.
Minimum Aphelion: 2356 Jul 10 05:49 1.0164955 AU -32139 km
Maximum Aphelion: 2306 Jul 11 07:36 1.0166349 AU -11274 km
Range of Aphelion: 0.0001395 AU 20864 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".