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The closest position taken by the earth relative to the sun is ________ million kilometers.

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Earth's distance from the sun changes

In early January, Earth reaches its closest position to the star. Astronomers call this point perihelion, and at this time Earth is about 91.4 million miles (147.1 million km) away from the sun, according to NASA (opens in new tab).

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