41.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 at 23:32 EDT (4,365 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 (4,379 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 (4,471 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 (4,547 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 (4,560 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 (4,650 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 (4,731 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 (4,744 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 (4,837 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 (4,913 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 (4,926 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 (5,016 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 (5,094 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 (5,109 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 (5,202 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 (5,279 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 (5,291 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 (5,381 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 (5,462 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 (5,474 days ago) in Taurus