241.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 04 Jan 1982 at 06:18 EDT (15,484 days ago) in Pisces

242.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 1981 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 1981 at 17:44 EDT (15,498 days ago) in Sagittarius

243.

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 1981 at 22:58 EDT (15,588 days ago) in Virgo

244.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 03 Jul 1981 at 19:03 EDT (15,669 days ago) in Pisces

245.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 1981 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Jun 1981 at 07:38 EDT (15,681 days ago) in Gemini

246.

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 1981 at 11:57 EDT (15,774 days ago) in Pisces

247.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 01 Jan 1981 at 20:41 EDT (15,852 days ago) in Pisces

248.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 1980 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Dec 1980 at 11:51 EDT (15,863 days ago) in Sagittarius

249.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Mon, 22 Sep 1980 at 17:03 EDT (15,953 days ago) in Virgo

250.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 05 Jul 1980 at 13:43 EDT (16,032 days ago) in Pisces

251.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 1980 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 21 Jun 1980 at 01:42 EDT (16,046 days ago) in Gemini

252.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Thu, 20 Mar 1980 at 06:05 EDT (16,139 days ago) in Pisces

253.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 03 Jan 1980 at 09:44 EDT (16,216 days ago) in Pisces

254.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 1979 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 22 Dec 1979 at 06:06 EDT (16,228 days ago) in Sagittarius

255.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 23 Sep 1979 at 11:13 EDT (16,318 days ago) in Virgo

256.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 03 Jul 1979 at 17:03 EDT (16,400 days ago) in Pisces

257.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 1979 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Jun 1979 at 19:53 EDT (16,412 days ago) in Gemini

258.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Mar 1979 at 00:20 EDT (16,504 days ago) in Pisces

259.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 04 Jan 1979 at 17:35 EDT (16,580 days ago) in Pisces

260.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 1978 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 22 Dec 1978 at 00:19 EDT (16,593 days ago) in Sagittarius