Does our closest point to the Sun get closer?
TIME
0 kyr BP
ECCENTRICITY
0.016702
PERIHELION
—
APHELION
—
Sun (F₁)
✕ F₂ Empty Focus
Perihelion
Aphelion
How far is the Axis Tilted?
TIME
0 kyr BP
OBLIQUITY
23.4393°
RATE
—
Rotation Axis
Ecliptic Plane
Earth
Is it Summer when we are Close?
TIME
0 kyr BP
PRECESSION INDEX
+0.01628
LONGITUDE ϖ
102.92°
Perihelion
Aphelion
NH summer near sun
NH winter near sun
Which way does the Earth's Axis Point?
TIME
0 kyr BP
ψ ANGLE
0.0°
POLE STAR
Polaris
✕Rotation Axis / N Pole
Precession Cone
Polaris
Thuban
Vega
Deneb
All Four Patterns Together
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