So, I guess there is no need for a webpage about Aphelion Day 2019.

[Drakkith]

Happy Aphelion Day!

https://www.space.com/41093-earth-at-aphelion-guide.html
The preview says 2018, but it's a typo. The actual article says 2019.

 

[jedishrfu]

And so I’m going to Disneyworld!

 

[fresh_42]

Happy Aphelion Day!

https://www.space.com/41093-earth-at-aphelion-guide.html
The preview says 2018, but it's a typo. The actual article says 2019.

A nice reminder that tilt beats distance.

 

[256bits]

How come Aphelion Day is not on the calendar?

One would, or could, logically think that Summer Solstice and Aphelion Day should coincide, but nay, it is a coincidence if that does happen due to the changes in the Earth's eccentricity of its orbit.

"The dates when Earth reaches the extreme points on its orbit are not fixed because of the variations in its eccentricity. In 1246, the December Solstice was on the same day as the Earth reached its Perihelion. Since then, the Perihelion and Aphelion dates have drifted by a day every 58 years. In the short-term, the dates can vary up to 2 days from one year to another."

Mathematicians and astronomers estimate that in the year 6430, over 4000 years from now, the timing of the Perihelion and the March Equinox will coincide"
from
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/perihelion-aphelion-solstice.html