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(The Gist of Science Reporter) Aphelion day – Earth was Farther Away from the Sun
(The Gist of Science Reporter) Aphelion day – Earth was Farther Away from the Sun
[SEPTEMBER-2019]
Aphelion day – Earth was Farther Away from the Sun
- Aphelion day which occurs once in a year took place on 4 July 2019 for this year.
- On this day Earth reaches aphelion — maximum distance nearly of 152.1 million kilometres from the Sun which was farthest than at any other time of the year.
- The aphelion distance was almost 1.67% farther than the average distance between Earth and the Sun. Earth experienced perihelion distance on 3 January 2019.
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