Earth is closest to the sun at the point in its orbit called the "perihelion" .
Our planet passes that point in its orbit sometime during the first few days
of January.
Here the dates of perihelion passage in 2018 and the next few years.
The times are Central Daylight Time (Chicago & Dallas time).
2018 January 2, 2018 11:34 pm
2019 January 2, 2019 11:19 pm
2020 January 5, 2020 1:47 am
2021 January 2, 2021 7:50 am
2022 January 4, 2022 12:52 am
These are the moments when the Earth will be
CLOSEST to the sun in its orbit.
