According to the press service of the Moscow Planetarium, on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the distance between the Earth and the Sun will be the minimum of the year and will be 147,098,988 kilometers. writes about this TASS.
Due to the minimization of the distance between two space objects, the apparent diameter of the Sun will increase by approximately 3% compared to July, when the planets are at their maximum distance from each other. In 2024, the largest disk of the celestial body will have a size of 32 arc minutes and 35 seconds.
Scientists state that the changes occurred smoothly for six months, so the difference can only be noticed when images of the Sun during these periods are compared.
Astronomers also reminded that the change of seasons on Earth does not depend on the distance from the Sun, but is determined by the tilt of the Earth’s axis to the orbital plane. The Earth is closest to the Sun in winter, and the greatest distance between them is reached in summer.
The Sun will soon pass through Sagittarius and will move into Capricorn after January 20. By the end of January, daylight hours at Moscow latitude will increase by almost 1.5 hours and reach 8 hours 32 minutes.
Before happened The first date of the star fall is known as 2024.
Russian scientists before was created Vodka-powered space engines.