Earth reaches aphelion, its farthest point from the sun, on July 3

Our planet Earth reaches aphelion - its greatest distance from the sun for this year - at 3 p.m. CDT (20 UTC) on July 3, 2025. At that time, Earth will be 94,502,714 miles from the sun. If we're farthest from the sun in July, why is it summer? Plus glorious images.

Aphelion arrives: On 3 July 2025, Earth is 152 million km from the Sun, its most distant point all year.