Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2401 to 2500
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 363.00 to 368.01 days during the 25th Century.
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2401 to 2450
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
2401 Jan 08 23:07 0.9834601 AU 25451 km Jul 11 18:27 1.0165908 AU -17873 km 365.00 days
2402 Jan 11 18:50 0.9834621 AU 25760 km Jul 10 18:28 1.0165475 AU -24356 km 367.82 days
2403 Jan 10 06:16 0.9834441 AU 23059 km Jul 13 14:23 1.0165451 AU -24715 km 363.48 days
2404 Jan 09 22:36 0.9835082 AU 32646 km Jul 10 21:19 1.0165240 AU -27867 km 364.68 days
2405 Jan 11 07:05 0.9834690 AU 26791 km Jul 11 14:34 1.0164753 AU -35159 km 367.35 days
2406 Jan 09 11:07 0.9834442 AU 23075 km Jul 12 23:14 1.0165550 AU -23225 km 363.17 days
2407 Jan 10 23:48 0.9834989 AU 31267 km Jul 10 20:13 1.0165269 AU -27438 km 366.53 days
2408 Jan 11 12:42 0.9834710 AU 27081 km Jul 12 07:47 1.0164957 AU -32096 km 365.54 days
2409 Jan 08 19:49 0.9834754 AU 27746 km Jul 12 04:08 1.0165876 AU -18360 km 363.30 days
2410 Jan 11 12:38 0.9834591 AU 25312 km Jul 10 15:16 1.0165604 AU -22418 km 367.70 days
2411 Jan 10 13:25 0.9834003 AU 16519 km Jul 13 15:37 1.0165529 AU -23543 km 364.03 days
2412 Jan 09 18:35 0.9834552 AU 24722 km Jul 11 04:55 1.0165633 AU -21996 km 364.22 days
2413 Jan 11 14:50 0.9834504 AU 24008 km Jul 11 03:22 1.0165195 AU -28535 km 367.84 days
2414 Jan 09 21:02 0.9834368 AU 21975 km Jul 13 09:12 1.0165721 AU -20671 km 363.26 days
2415 Jan 10 13:46 0.9835054 AU 32233 km Jul 11 07:40 1.0165276 AU -27326 km 365.70 days
2416 Jan 11 21:10 0.9834813 AU 28625 km Jul 12 03:02 1.0164586 AU -37659 km 366.31 days
2417 Jan 09 01:47 0.9834722 AU 27271 km Jul 12 14:26 1.0165417 AU -25218 km 363.19 days
2418 Jan 11 11:54 0.9834930 AU 30374 km Jul 10 14:53 1.0165306 AU -26881 km 367.42 days
2419 Jan 11 00:40 0.9834499 AU 23930 km Jul 13 13:00 1.0165138 AU -29397 km 364.53 days
2420 Jan 09 15:12 0.9835016 AU 31660 km Jul 11 13:44 1.0165484 AU -24213 km 363.61 days
2421 Jan 11 13:49 0.9834924 AU 30292 km Jul 10 19:07 1.0165147 AU -29258 km 367.94 days
2422 Jan 10 01:27 0.9834214 AU 19665 km Jul 13 12:52 1.0165631 AU -22024 km 363.48 days
2423 Jan 10 00:33 0.9834657 AU 26294 km Jul 11 13:33 1.0165489 AU -24150 km 364.96 days
2424 Jan 12 05:04 0.9834506 AU 24043 km Jul 11 12:07 1.0164899 AU -32974 km 367.19 days
2425 Jan 09 09:43 0.9834463 AU 23396 km Jul 12 23:19 1.0165758 AU -20122 km 363.19 days
2426 Jan 11 04:58 0.9834992 AU 31301 km Jul 10 21:55 1.0165638 AU -21915 km 366.80 days
2427 Jan 11 09:25 0.9834532 AU 24419 km Jul 13 13:06 1.0165063 AU -30515 km 365.19 days
2428 Jan 09 16:15 0.9834837 AU 28982 km Jul 12 01:40 1.0165292 AU -27085 km 363.28 days
2429 Jan 11 16:26 0.9834919 AU 30212 km Jul 10 16:36 1.0164973 AU -31866 km 368.01 days
2430 Jan 10 13:30 0.9834295 AU 20887 km Jul 13 14:55 1.0165317 AU -26721 km 363.88 days
2431 Jan 09 20:11 0.9834969 AU 30958 km Jul 11 22:15 1.0165372 AU -25887 km 364.28 days
2432 Jan 12 09:28 0.9834998 AU 31397 km Jul 11 01:46 1.0164816 AU -34217 km 367.55 days
2433 Jan 09 14:06 0.9834595 AU 25361 km Jul 13 07:28 1.0165581 AU -22766 km 363.19 days
2434 Jan 10 14:05 0.9834870 AU 29487 km Jul 11 03:04 1.0165639 AU -21897 km 366.00 days
2435 Jan 11 17:41 0.9834291 AU 20825 km Jul 13 01:11 1.0165050 AU -30718 km 366.15 days
2436 Jan 09 22:22 0.9834553 AU 24737 km Jul 12 09:51 1.0165453 AU -24675 km 363.20 days
2437 Jan 11 16:05 0.9835015 AU 31647 km Jul 10 18:04 1.0165319 AU -26687 km 367.74 days
2438 Jan 10 23:14 0.9834481 AU 23657 km Jul 13 18:42 1.0165329 AU -26533 km 364.30 days
2439 Jan 09 15:53 0.9834980 AU 31131 km Jul 12 10:48 1.0165290 AU -27127 km 363.69 days
2440 Jan 12 11:55 0.9835078 AU 32592 km Jul 10 19:15 1.0164615 AU -37215 km 367.83 days
2441 Jan 10 00:27 0.9834543 AU 24590 km Jul 13 12:23 1.0165225 AU -28094 km 363.52 days
2442 Jan 10 07:38 0.9835017 AU 31687 km Jul 11 08:55 1.0165512 AU -23799 km 365.30 days
2443 Jan 12 01:59 0.9834734 AU 27444 km Jul 12 11:40 1.0164939 AU -32378 km 366.76 days
2444 Jan 10 01:55 0.9834797 AU 28384 km Jul 12 19:26 1.0165380 AU -25771 km 363.00 days
2445 Jan 11 02:38 0.9835133 AU 33410 km Jul 10 22:02 1.0165400 AU -25474 km 367.03 days
2446 Jan 11 05:34 0.9834239 AU 20043 km Jul 13 14:49 1.0165258 AU -27603 km 365.12 days
2447 Jan 09 17:06 0.9834452 AU 23231 km Jul 12 19:07 1.0165439 AU -24889 km 363.48 days
2448 Jan 12 16:04 0.9834892 AU 29804 km Jul 10 14:19 1.0164963 AU -32016 km 367.96 days
2449 Jan 10 12:28 0.9834486 AU 23736 km Jul 13 17:27 1.0165384 AU -25721 km 363.85 days
2450 Jan 10 01:00 0.9835132 AU 33399 km Jul 11 21:21 1.0165587 AU -22681 km 364.52 days
Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion: 2451 to 2500
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
2451 Jan 12 07:10 0.9834984 AU 31181 km Jul 12 05:45 1.0164708 AU -35833 km 367.26 days
2452 Jan 10 09:19 0.9834843 AU 29079 km Jul 13 04:53 1.0164926 AU -32569 km 363.09 days
2453 Jan 10 19:00 0.9835328 AU 36332 km Jul 11 02:06 1.0165086 AU -30176 km 366.40 days
2454 Jan 11 16:15 0.9834610 AU 25586 km Jul 13 02:22 1.0164932 AU -32472 km 365.89 days
2455 Jan 09 20:13 0.9834829 AU 28861 km Jul 13 02:51 1.0165297 AU -27023 km 363.17 days
2456 Jan 12 09:42 0.9835334 AU 36423 km Jul 10 14:30 1.0165051 AU -30697 km 367.56 days
2457 Jan 10 17:10 0.9834464 AU 23408 km Jul 13 18:15 1.0165345 AU -26298 km 364.31 days
2458 Jan 09 16:09 0.9834648 AU 26154 km Jul 12 05:53 1.0165768 AU -19973 km 363.96 days
2459 Jan 12 10:27 0.9834523 AU 24289 km Jul 11 18:05 1.0165065 AU -30489 km 367.76 days
2460 Jan 10 20:28 0.9834408 AU 22573 km Jul 13 10:32 1.0165249 AU -27728 km 363.42 days
2461 Jan 10 13:19 0.9835187 AU 34226 km Jul 11 11:25 1.0165481 AU -24269 km 365.70 days
2462 Jan 12 01:25 0.9834712 AU 27121 km Jul 12 21:02 1.0164989 AU -31622 km 366.50 days
2463 Jan 10 01:29 0.9834824 AU 28790 km Jul 13 15:49 1.0165030 AU -31004 km 363.00 days
2464 Jan 12 04:04 0.9835420 AU 37703 km Jul 10 19:48 1.0164754 AU -35141 km 367.11 days
2465 Jan 11 04:57 0.9834629 AU 25881 km Jul 13 15:10 1.0164868 AU -33440 km 365.04 days
2466 Jan 09 19:29 0.9834931 AU 30393 km Jul 12 13:58 1.0165457 AU -24619 km 363.61 days
2467 Jan 12 12:20 0.9835168 AU 33938 km Jul 11 12:00 1.0164947 AU -32250 km 367.70 days
2468 Jan 11 03:31 0.9834843 AU 29079 km Jul 13 14:36 1.0165009 AU -31327 km 363.63 days
2469 Jan 09 22:01 0.9835244 AU 35080 km Jul 11 19:19 1.0165455 AU -24659 km 364.77 days
2470 Jan 12 03:58 0.9834581 AU 25152 km Jul 12 05:49 1.0165018 AU -31192 km 367.25 days
2471 Jan 10 08:05 0.9834382 AU 22180 km Jul 13 21:48 1.0165171 AU -28899 km 363.17 days
2472 Jan 11 19:59 0.9835212 AU 34599 km Jul 11 00:05 1.0165184 AU -28704 km 366.50 days
2473 Jan 11 15:02 0.9834624 AU 25798 km Jul 13 10:15 1.0165124 AU -29601 km 365.79 days
2474 Jan 09 22:05 0.9834845 AU 29104 km Jul 13 02:31 1.0165550 AU -23225 km 363.29 days
2475 Jan 12 09:06 0.9835206 AU 34504 km Jul 11 15:14 1.0164903 AU -32915 km 367.46 days
2476 Jan 11 14:05 0.9834712 AU 27124 km Jul 13 17:45 1.0164664 AU -36485 km 364.21 days
2477 Jan 09 20:58 0.9835177 AU 34069 km Jul 12 04:11 1.0165228 AU -28049 km 364.29 days
2478 Jan 12 11:16 0.9834975 AU 31050 km Jul 11 18:25 1.0164838 AU -33881 km 367.60 days
2479 Jan 10 16:33 0.9834793 AU 28325 km Jul 14 04:13 1.0164928 AU -32540 km 363.22 days
2480 Jan 11 04:45 0.9835593 AU 40296 km Jul 11 07:22 1.0165112 AU -29784 km 365.51 days
2481 Jan 11 19:10 0.9834738 AU 27505 km Jul 12 21:37 1.0164975 AU -31838 km 366.60 days
2482 Jan 10 00:54 0.9834507 AU 24048 km Jul 13 09:50 1.0165511 AU -23812 km 363.24 days
2483 Jan 12 03:52 0.9834980 AU 31130 km Jul 11 15:53 1.0165163 AU -29018 km 367.12 days
2484 Jan 12 01:20 0.9834616 AU 25679 km Jul 13 14:57 1.0164868 AU -33435 km 364.89 days
2485 Jan 09 20:55 0.9835174 AU 34023 km Jul 12 15:47 1.0165463 AU -24533 km 363.82 days
2486 Jan 12 11:51 0.9835172 AU 34007 km Jul 11 17:10 1.0164932 AU -32483 km 367.62 days
2487 Jan 11 00:29 0.9834774 AU 28043 km Jul 14 11:21 1.0164635 AU -36920 km 363.53 days
2488 Jan 10 21:05 0.9835497 AU 38862 km Jul 11 15:35 1.0164877 AU -33294 km 364.86 days
2489 Jan 12 03:59 0.9834867 AU 29440 km Jul 12 05:00 1.0164745 AU -35272 km 367.29 days
2490 Jan 10 09:03 0.9834710 AU 27091 km Jul 13 16:09 1.0165325 AU -26602 km 363.21 days
2491 Jan 11 16:09 0.9835348 AU 36632 km Jul 11 21:02 1.0165236 AU -27928 km 366.30 days
2492 Jan 12 07:03 0.9834820 AU 28739 km Jul 13 09:44 1.0164827 AU -34050 km 365.62 days
2493 Jan 09 19:17 0.9834893 AU 29824 km Jul 13 01:33 1.0165483 AU -24235 km 363.51 days
2494 Jan 12 08:41 0.9834829 AU 28873 km Jul 11 13:53 1.0165144 AU -29301 km 367.56 days
2495 Jan 11 12:01 0.9834416 AU 22695 km Jul 14 11:30 1.0164745 AU -35274 km 364.14 days
2496 Jan 10 20:29 0.9835324 AU 36280 km Jul 12 01:21 1.0165156 AU -29131 km 364.35 days
2497 Jan 12 11:02 0.9835107 AU 33029 km Jul 11 23:26 1.0164901 AU -32942 km 367.61 days
2498 Jan 10 16:35 0.9834879 AU 29617 km Jul 14 03:04 1.0165090 AU -30116 km 363.23 days
2499 Jan 11 02:34 0.9835512 AU 39091 km Jul 12 06:09 1.0164931 AU -32488 km 365.42 days
2500 Jan 12 15:51 0.9835015 AU 31654 km Jul 13 21:55 1.0164358 AU -41060 km 366.55 days
Extreme Perihelion and Aphelion
The extremes in Earth's perihelion and aphelion distances for the 25th 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: 2401 to 2500
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Per.
Minimum Perihelion: 2411 Jan 10 13:25 0.9834003 AU 16519 km
Maximum Perihelion: 2480 Jan 11 04:45 0.9835593 AU 40296 km
Range of Perihelion: 0.0001589 AU 23777 km
Earth’s mean distance from the Sun at perihelion is 0.9832899 AU (147,098,074 km).
Extreme Intervals Between Perihelions of Earth: 2401 to 2500
Date GMT Distance Relative to Perihelion
Mean Per. Interval
Minimum Interval: 2444 Jan 10 01:55 0.9834797 AU 28384 km 363.00 days
Maximum Interval: 2429 Jan 11 16:26 0.9834919 AU 30212 km 368.01 days
Extreme Aphelions of Earth: 2401 to 2500
Date GMT Distance Relative to
Mean Ap.
Minimum Aphelion: 2500 Jul 13 21:55 1.0164358 AU -41060 km
Maximum Aphelion: 2401 Jul 11 18:27 1.0165908 AU -17873 km
Range of Aphelion: 0.0001550 AU 23187 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".