Around January 20th or 21st.
The Sun is closest to the Earth in January. In the northern hemisphere, it is winter at that time. The seasons are not caused by changes in the Sun-Earth distance.
False. Earth is actually closest to the sun in early January, a position known as perihelion.
In January
In January.
Earth reaches 'perihelion' ... the point in its orbit that's closest to the sun ... at some time during the first few days of January each year.
On January 2 or 3 each year.
False. Earth is actually closest to the sun during the month of January.
No, it is not true that Earth is closest to the sun in August. Earth reaches its closest point to the sun, known as perihelion, around early January. In contrast, Earth is farthest from the sun, or at aphelion, in early July. Therefore, Earth is not closest to the sun in August.
Periapsis - the closest approach to the Sun - is currently around January 3.
At perihelion, when the Earth is closest to the Sun, about January 4 each year.
In January the Earth is at perihelion (perigee) closest to the Sun.
Mercury is the closest to the Sun all the time.