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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 03 Jan 2018 at 00:34 EDT (2,297 days ago) in Pisces

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2017 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 at 11:23 EDT (2,310 days ago) in Sagittarius

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 at 15:57 EDT (2,400 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 03 Jul 2017 at 16:11 EDT (2,481 days ago) in Pisces

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2017 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 at 00:19 EDT (2,493 days ago) in Taurus

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March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 06:25 EDT (2,586 days ago) in Pisces

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2017 at 09:17 EDT (2,661 days ago) in Pisces

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Dec 2016 at 05:41 EDT (2,675 days ago) in Sagittarius

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Thu, 22 Sep 2016 at 10:18 EDT (2,765 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 12:24 EDT (2,845 days ago) in Pisces

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June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 18:32 EDT (2,859 days ago) in Taurus

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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 2016 at 00:29 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Pisces

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,029 days ago) in Pisces

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December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2015 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 at 23:47 EDT (3,040 days ago) in Sagittarius

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 23 Sep 2015 at 04:20 EDT (3,130 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 06 Jul 2015 at 15:40 EDT (3,209 days ago) in Pisces

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2015 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Jun 2015 at 12:38 EDT (3,224 days ago) in Taurus

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March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 20 Mar 2015 at 18:46 EDT (3,317 days ago) in Pisces

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 04 Jan 2015 at 01:36 EDT (3,392 days ago) in Pisces

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2014 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Dec 2014 at 18:04 EDT (3,406 days ago) in Sagittarius