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somewhere 😀 “Aphelion in NSW Australia was today Tue 7 July 2026 at 3:30 am AEST“

Perihelion and Aphelion
By Aparna Kher
The Earth is closest to the Sun, at its perihelion, about two weeks after the December solstice and farthest from the Sun, or at its aphelion, about two weeks after the June solstice.
Diagram showing the distance between the Sun and Earth at different times of the year (perihelion and aphelion).
Earth is farthest from the Sun when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. ©timeanddate.com

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/perihelion-aphelion-solstice.html

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