41.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 at 19:31 EDT (4,498 days ago) in Pisces

42.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 at 00:36 EDT (4,511 days ago) in Sagittarius

43.

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 (4,601 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 at 10:53 EDT (4,682 days ago) in Pisces

45.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 at 13:23 EDT (4,695 days ago) in Taurus

46.

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 (4,788 days ago) in Pisces

47.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 at 13:31 EDT (4,864 days ago) in Pisces

48.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2010 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 at 18:45 EDT (4,877 days ago) in Sagittarius

49.

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 (4,967 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 at 07:29 EDT (5,045 days ago) in Pisces

51.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2010 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 at 07:35 EDT (5,060 days ago) in Taurus

52.

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 (5,153 days ago) in Pisces

53.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 at 19:09 EDT (5,230 days ago) in Pisces

54.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2009 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 at 12:52 EDT (5,242 days ago) in Sagittarius

55.

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 (5,332 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 at 21:40 EDT (5,413 days ago) in Pisces

57.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2009 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 at 01:51 EDT (5,425 days ago) in Taurus

58.

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 2009 at 07:49 EDT (5,518 days ago) in Pisces

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 at 10:29 EDT (5,593 days ago) in Pisces

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2008 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 at 07:08 EDT (5,607 days ago) in Sagittarius