It’s Aphelion Day, When Earth Is Farthest From The Sun — So Why The Heatwave?

It’s Aphelion Day, When Earth Is Farthest From The Sun — So Why The Heatwave?

Here's the science of Earth's farthest point from the sun — aphelion — which occurs on Thursday, July 3.

Earth is farthest from the sun today. So why is it so hot?

Earth is at its farthest point from the sun on July 3. So why are temperatures so high across the U.S.?

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Earth farthest from sun – at aphelion – today

Read more about Earth farthest from sun below. Image via IStockPhoto. Earth farthest from sun Our planet Earth reaches aphelion – its greatest distance from the sun for this year – at 3 p.m. CDT (20 UTC) on July 3. At that time, Earth will be 94,502,714 miles (152,087,376 km) from the sun. It’s been a hot summer in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. And Earth’s aphelion always comes in July, in the midst of Northern Hemisphere summer (and Souther…

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