Which day is the earth closes to the sun?

Answer 1

During the winter Solstice the sun becomes perpendicular over the tropic of Capricorn, while when the earth reaches the closest distance to the sun this configuration changes and the sun becomes perpendicular to a point above the tropic of capricorn. So, my question is what happens between when the winter solstice begins, and when the earth reaches closest distance to the sun, which makes the sun no longer perpenicular to the tropic of Capricorn, but at a point above the tropic?Does the earth have a verical movement that cause this change in configuration?

Answer 2

Summer. That's why it's so hot :)

summer?

Right! - If you're talking about summer in the southern hemisphere.

During northern hemisphere summer, July 4th +/-, the earth is actually 5 million miles further away from the sun than it is in January. Go figger! (-:

Thenorthern summer is hot only because the nothern hemisphere is tipped toward the sun so the light comes more squarely down on the northern hemisphere

Answer 3

The Earth's orbit isn't quite circular; it is slightly elliptical, and the Earth reaches its closest point of approach to the Sun around January 4 each year.

So when the Earth is closest to the Sun, the United States (and the rest of the northern hemisphere) is having winter.

Answer 4

The Earth is closest to the sun during the point in its orbit called the perihelion, which typically occurs around January 3rd of each year. This is when the Earth is about 91.4 million miles (147.1 million kilometers) away from the sun.

Answer 5

Some time in January. Around January 3. Note that this is NOT related to the seasons - these depend on the inclination of Earth's axis.

Answer 6

When the pole is closest to the Sun, this marks the beginning of summer.

Answer 7

The Earth reaches perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, on about January 4 each year.