When the Earth is nearest to the sun it is known as the perihelion. The time differs from year to year.
For 2010 this was January 3rd @ approx 00:00 GMT.
For 2011 this will be January 3rd, 2011 @ approx 19:00 GMT.
For 2012 this will be January 5th, 2012 @ approx 00:00 GMT.
For 2013 this will be January 2nd, 2013 @ approx 05:00 GMT.
For 2014 this will be January 4th, 2014 @ approx 12:00 GMT.
For 2015 this will be January 4th, 2015 @ approx 07:00 GMT.
the sun is earth's nearest star!
The nearest star to Earth is the Sun.
No. Earth is a planet. The planet Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun. The nearest star to the Sun is called Proxima Centauri.
The star nearest the Earth is the sun. If you mean which is the nearest other than the sun, it is called Proxima Centauri.
When the earth is nearest the sun, we say it is at its perihelion. This happens around January 4th.
I'll have to say that Earth's nearest star is the Sun............... I know for sure that mercury's closest star is the Sun ( The Sun is a Star) Yes the nearest star is the sun
No. The nearest star to Earth is the sun.
The Sun is nearest star to Earth. Its light takes about 8 min. 20.33 sec. to reach to Earth. Its mine the distance of the Sun is near about 150 million km.
The sun.
The sun. Next closest is proxima centuri.
The sun.
The Sun.