21.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 at 06:58 EDT (3,772 days ago) in Pisces

22.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2013 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 21 Dec 2013 at 12:14 EDT (3,786 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 22 Sep 2013 at 16:48 EDT (3,876 days ago) in Virgo

24.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 05 Jul 2013 at 10:44 EDT (3,955 days ago) in Pisces

25.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2013 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 at 01:08 EDT (3,969 days ago) in Taurus

26.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 at 07:07 EDT (4,062 days ago) in Pisces

27.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 at 23:37 EDT (4,139 days ago) in Pisces

28.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2012 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 at 06:17 EDT (4,151 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 at 10:54 EDT (4,241 days ago) in Virgo

30.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 at 23:32 EDT (4,321 days ago) in Pisces

31.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2012 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 at 19:15 EDT (4,335 days ago) in Taurus

32.

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 (4,427 days ago) in Pisces

33.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 at 19:31 EDT (4,503 days ago) in Pisces

34.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 at 00:36 EDT (4,516 days ago) in Sagittarius

35.

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 (4,606 days ago) in Virgo

36.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 at 10:53 EDT (4,687 days ago) in Pisces

37.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 at 13:23 EDT (4,700 days ago) in Taurus

38.

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 (4,793 days ago) in Pisces

39.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 at 13:31 EDT (4,869 days ago) in Pisces

40.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2010 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 at 18:45 EDT (4,882 days ago) in Sagittarius