Short Answer:
Each year, the Earth is closest to the Sun around January 2 through January 4 and it is furthest from the Sun sometime near the period July 4 through July 6. (See data below.)
It is winter in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is closest to the Sun and summer when it is furthest.
Earth has a nearly circular orbit. The closest distance is about 147 million km (91 million miles) from the Sun. When Earth is furthest it is 152 million km (94.5 million miles) from the Sun.
Longer Answer:
The point in a planet's orbit which is closest to the Sun is called the perihelion.
The point in a planet's orbit which is furthest from the Sun is called the aphelion.
Earth Perihelion (closest): 147,098,291 kilometers or 91,402,640 miles
Earth Aphelion (farthest): 152,098,233 kilometers or 94,509,460 miles
In 2013 Perihelion is January 2, and Aphelion July 5.
In 2014 Perihelion is January 4, and Aphelion July 4.
In 2015 Perihelion is January 4, and Aphelion July 6.
In 2016 Perihelion is January 2, and Aphelion July 4.
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No. The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury.
Earth is the third closest planet to the sun.
Perihelion is when the Earth is closest to the sun.
in the northern hemisphere the sun is closest to earth in the dead of winter
The third planet from the Sun (counting from closest to farthest) is the Earth.
Earth is what even not closest to what not the Sun?
No. The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury.
it is about 92 million miles from the earth to the sun at its closest distance.
the sun is the closest
the sun is the closest
Earth is the third closest planet to the sun.
Perihelion is when the Earth is closest to the sun.
Mars is a planet. So the Sun is the closest star to Earth.
The Sun
The Sun.
the sun is the closest
At perihelion, the closest point to the sun, earth is about 92 million miles away from the sun.