Earth at aphelion on July 5, 2013

Earth at aphelion on July 5, 2013

Since Earth`s orbit is an ellipse, on July 5, 2013 our planet will be on the farthest end of the curve, at the most distant point from the Sun. That is called aphelion.

In Earth`s orbit the average distance from the Sun is roughly 150 million kilometers, but at