Earth is closest to the Sun during:

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Earth is closest to the Sun during the Northern hemisphere winter (December solstice), also known as aphelion. This may seem counterintuitive because we often associate winter with cold and summer with warmth, but the distance between the Earth and Sun has a very small effect on the seasons. The tilt of the Earth's axis is the main driver of the seasons, with the hemisphere tilted towards the Sun experiencing summer and the hemisphere tilted away from the Sun experiencing winter.

Earth Is Closest to the Sun During