When is the earth nearest the sun?

Answer 1

That happens when the Earth is at the point in its orbit called the "perihelion".

In our times ... I mean the times when humans are walking the Earth ... the Earth

sails through that point sometime during the first couple of days of January. In 2014,

it'll be at 6:59 AM Eastern Time (11:59 AM UT) on the morning of January 4.

Answer 2

The Earth is nearest to the sun during its orbit at a point called perihelion, which typically occurs in early January. This is when Earth is about 91 million miles away from the sun, as opposed to its average distance of about 93 million miles.