Earth Perihelions and Aphelions Calculator
For Any Year within the 600-Year Period From 1600 to 2200
Based on the NASA/JPL DE405 Ephemeris Model
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(1600 to 2200)
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EARTH PERIHELION AND APHELION DATES, TIMES, DISTANCES AND SOLAR COORDINATES Based on the NASA/JPL DE405 Ephemeris Model and The NASA Polynomial expressions for Delta T For the Year 2024 in Time Zone UT+00:00 ****************************************************************************** PERIHELION - Earth at minimum orbital distance from SUN at 0.983306994 AU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julian Date Calendar Date Time JD Number ------------------- --------------- ----------- --------- 2460312.52693281 LT Local Date/Time 2024 Jan 03 Wed 00:38:47 LT 2460313 +0.00000000 TZ Time Zone +00:00:00 TZ 2460312.52693281 UT Universal Time 2024 Jan 03 Wed 00:38:47 UT 2460313 +0.00085648 DT NASA Delta T +00:01:14 DT 2460312.52778929 TT Terrestrial Time 2024 Jan 03 Wed 00:40:01 TT 2460313 ---------------------------------------------------- Geocentric Coordinates at Moment of Earth Perihelion True Equator and Equinox of Date Distance Right Ascension Declination Light Time --------------- --------------- -------------- 18.8771224 h -22.887177° 0.983306994 AU 18h 52m 37.64s -22° 53' 13.84" 147,100,633 km 283.1568360° 91,404,095 mi 283° 09' 24.61" 08m 10.675 s ---------------------------------------------------- From this perihelion ... ... there are 184.18560107 days (184d 04h 27m 16s) until the following aphelion and there are 367.53413808 days (367d 12h 49m 10s) until the next perihelion. ****************************************************************************** APHELION - Earth at maximum orbital distance from SUN at 1.016725489 AU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julian Date Calendar Date Time JD Number ------------------- --------------- ----------- --------- 2460496.71253388 LT Local Date/Time 2024 Jul 05 Fri 05:06:03 LT 2460497 +0.00000000 TZ Time Zone +00:00:00 TZ 2460496.71253388 UT Universal Time 2024 Jul 05 Fri 05:06:03 UT 2460497 +0.00085648 DT NASA Delta T +00:01:14 DT 2460496.71339036 TT Terrestrial Time 2024 Jul 05 Fri 05:07:17 TT 2460497 ---------------------------------------------------- Geocentric Coordinates at Moment of Earth Aphelion True Equator and Equinox of Date Distance Right Ascension Declination Light Time --------------- --------------- -------------- 06.9904782 h +22.735811° 1.016725489 AU 06h 59m 25.72s +22° 44' 08.92" 152,099,968 km 104.8571730° 94,510,539 mi 104° 51' 25.82" 08m 27.351 s ---------------------------------------------------- From this aphelion ... ... there are 183.34853701 days (183d 08h 21m 54s) until the following perihelion and there are 363.61715314 days (363d 14h 48m 42s) until the next aphelion.
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Earth Perihelion and Aphelion Calculator