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When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, we are farthest away from the sun, at the maximum distance of 152 million km (94.5 million miles).
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, we are closest, at the minimum distance of 146 million km (91 million miles)
The average distance between the sun and the earth is 149 million kilometers (93 million miles).
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SteveThe distance from Earth to the Sun varies throughout the year due to Earth's elliptical orbit. On average, it is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). However, during summer in the Northern Hemisphere, Earth is actually farthest from the Sun in a point called aphelion, which is about 94.5 million miles (152 million kilometers) away.
When it is winter in the northern hemisphere the distance is greatest - 152,097,701 km
When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere the distance is smallest - 147,098,074 km
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Which planet has a distance from the sun that is about 150 percent of earth's distance from the sun?
Venus has an average distance from the Sun that is about 108% of Earth's distance. This makes Venus the planet closest to having a distance from the Sun that is 150% of Earth's distance.
What planet's distance from the sun is about 72 percent of the distance from the sun to the earth?
The distance between the Sun and the Earth is 1 AU (149.597 m km / 93 m miles) whereas the distance between the Sun and Venus is at an average of 0.723 AU (108. 200 m km / 67.625 m miles). So it can be called 72% of the Sun-Earth distance.
How close is the sun to Michigan?
The Sun is about 93 million miles away from the Earth. In terms of distance from Michigan specifically, it is the same as the distance from the center of the Earth to the state.
Does your Summer occurs when earth is tilted away from the sun?
No. It is not "the Earth" that is tilted away or towards the Sun, it is the hemisphere in which you live. And if you have summer, that basically means that your hemisphere is tilted TOWARDS the Sun.
How does the distance of the earth from the sun compare to the distance of the gas giant from the sun?
Jupiter is 5 times as far away from the Sun as Earth, Saturn is 10 times as far.
