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What time of the year is the Earth closest to the sun?
Does this time vary?
Does this time vary?
Janus said:Here's a link showing how the dates of the Perihelion, aphelion, equinoxes and soltices vary over the years.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/EarthSeasons.php
The closest planet to the sun is Mercury, which is approximately 36 million miles away from the sun.
Mercury's orbit is the shortest of all the planets in our solar system, making it the closest to the sun.
The average temperature on Mercury is around 800 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the hottest planet in our solar system.
A day on Mercury lasts for 176 Earth days, due to its slow rotation around its axis.
No, there is no water on Mercury. Its close proximity to the sun makes it too hot for water to exist in liquid form.