41.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 at 23:32 EDT (4,373 days ago) in Pisces

42.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2012 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 at 19:15 EDT (4,387 days ago) in Taurus

43.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 at 01:21 EDT (4,479 days ago) in Pisces

44.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 at 19:31 EDT (4,555 days ago) in Pisces

45.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 at 00:36 EDT (4,568 days ago) in Sagittarius

46.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 at 05:11 EDT (4,658 days ago) in Virgo

47.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 at 10:53 EDT (4,739 days ago) in Pisces

48.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 at 13:23 EDT (4,752 days ago) in Taurus

49.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Mar 2011 at 19:27 EDT (4,845 days ago) in Pisces

50.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 at 13:31 EDT (4,921 days ago) in Pisces

51.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2010 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 at 18:45 EDT (4,934 days ago) in Sagittarius

52.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 at 23:15 EDT (5,024 days ago) in Virgo

53.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 at 07:29 EDT (5,102 days ago) in Pisces

54.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2010 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 at 07:35 EDT (5,117 days ago) in Taurus

55.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 at 13:38 EDT (5,210 days ago) in Pisces

56.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 at 19:09 EDT (5,287 days ago) in Pisces

57.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2009 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 at 12:52 EDT (5,299 days ago) in Sagittarius

58.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 at 17:24 EDT (5,389 days ago) in Virgo

59.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 at 21:40 EDT (5,470 days ago) in Pisces

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2009 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 at 01:51 EDT (5,482 days ago) in Taurus