For Your Astronomers: Earth Will Be At Aphelion At 5:00 PM Today

[6Foot2]

Link: Earth Is Farthest from the Sun for 2014 Today

 

...the Earth will reach aphelion, the point in its orbit when the planet is farthest from the sun, at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT/0000 GMT) tonight. At that moment, the distance between the Earth and sun will be 94,506,462 miles (152,093,407 kilometers) as measured from center to center.

[Earthling]

Ironic, isn't it. On what is the hottest, sunniest day of the year (here) so far.

[SiliconAlley_Sam]

Ironic, isn't it. On what is the hottest, sunniest day of the year (here) so far.

 

Was just about to say exactly this! So nice outside today.

[Griff]

nice

[6Foot2]

Ironic, isn't it. On what is the hottest, sunniest day of the year (here) so far.

 

We get seasonal variations [seasons] due to the axial tilt of The Earth not The earth's proximity to The Sun:

 

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/review/seasons/seasons.en.jpg

 

Link: What causes the seasons? :: NASA's The Space Place

[Earthling]

Irony is lost on some people, isn't it.

[6Foot2]

Irony is lost on some people, isn't it.

 

Oops. I was chatting to a colleague who wasn't clear on this. I guess I was still in Explain Mode.

 

http://i.snag.gy/1vR0Y.jpg

[Ephelyon]

The Earth will reach me?

[themightymrp]

Was just about to say exactly this! So nice outside today.

 

Not here!! Its been cloudy and overcast pretty much all day! Warm but not hot. Boooooo

[visioN]

same as @themightymrp - but probably not too far from each other!