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When is the earth said to be at perihelion

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Perihelion is a place ... It's the point in Earth's orbit
where the Earth is closest to the sun.

We reach that point every year some time during
the first few days of January.
User Jon Artus
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When the earth is closest to the sun it is said to be in perihelion position.
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