The point on Earth closest to the sun during the year

If you observed the sun on January 2nd, you would probably have noticed it appeared larger than usual, because that was the day the Earth reached perihelion in its orbit in 2013.

150 million kilometers is the average distance between the sun and the Earth. Photo: wordpress.com.

At perihelion (the point closest to the sun in its orbit) yesterday, the distance between the Earth and the sun was 147,098,161 km. Even so, people probably didn't notice the difference in the size of the sun's disk when it reached perihelion compared to when it reached its farthest point. The difference in the sun's size at those two points was only 3.4% – too small for the human eye to detect, Space reports.

The average distance between the sun and Earth is approximately 150 million kilometers. The blue planet will reach its farthest point from the sun on July 5th. At that point, it will be 152,097,427 kilometers from the sun.

So what will humans feel when the Earth reaches perihelion? Perhaps we will feel a little hotter, because the closer the Earth is to the sun, the more heat it receives. In fact, the temperature difference on Earth at perihelion and at its furthest point from the sun is 2.3 degrees Celsius.

According to VnExpress - VT