Meteorological analyst Jean Suriel reported that this Thursday, July 3, the Earth reached its farthest point from the Sun in ...

On Jan. 4, Earth received its maximum radiation from the sun, which was at its largest in the sky for 2025. The difference isn't huge — the sun today appears to be a mere arcminute (1/60th of a degree ...

Muscat: The skies of the Sultanate of Oman will show a unique annual astronomical phenomenon tomorrow as the sun reaches ...

At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles.

Aphelion Day 2024 occurred early in the morning, at exactly 1:06 a.m. EDT, on Friday, July 5. Aphelion comes from two Greek words "apo" and "helios," meaning away and sun.

Aphelion refers to the point in Earth's orbit when the planet is farthest from the Sun. This occurs once every year, and in 2025, it will take place on July 3rd at around 3:54 PM (UTC).

The message references the Aphelion phenomenon, which SAWS said does not impact temperatures. Most of the country is forecast to have a mild winter this year. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) ...

Aphelion phenomenon The weather service said a “hoax message” has been making rounds on various social media platforms claiming that there will be a cold spell countrywide, due to the Aphelion ...