TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The astronomical event this time is aphelion or the Earth’s furthest distance from the Sun. Earth’s farthest possible departure will occur on Monday, July 4, 2022, at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT).
In the aphelion position, Earth will be 94.51 million miles (152.1 million kilometers) from the Sun, according to geophysicist Chris Vaughan, an amateur astronomer with SkySafari Software who oversees Space.com’s Night Sky calendar.
Earth will be 1.67 percent farther from Sun than the average Earth-Sun distance, also known as an astronomical unit. One astronomical unit is equivalent to 92.96 million miles or 149.6 million kilometers.
Earth will be closest to the Sun — a moment called perihelion — on January 4, 2023. By then it will be 91.4 million miles (147.1 million kilometers) from the Sun.
Earth’s orbit is not a perfect circle. That is why Earthlings experience aphelion and perihelion. The degree to which our planet’s orbit deviates from a perfect circle is known as its eccentricity. Of all the planets in the solar system, Venus has the most circular orbit. The planet ranges between only 66 million miles (107 million kilometers) and 68 million miles (109 million kilometers) from the Sun.
However, never observe the Sun with binoculars, a telescope or the naked eye without special protection. Astrophotographers and astronomers use special filters to safely observe the sun.
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