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In January, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, resulting in shorter days and indirect sunlight that causes winter.
According to Kepler’s Second Law of Planetary Motion, a planet moves faster when it is closer to the star it orbits. earth closest to sun
Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle; it is an ellipse (a slightly oval shape). Because of this, our distance from the Sun fluctuates throughout the year. In January, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away
Seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis (23.5 degrees), not by distance. Because of this, our distance from the Sun
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Conversely, the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer during Perihelion. Because they are tilted toward the Sun and the Earth is physically closer, Southern Hemisphere summers are typically slightly warmer and shorter than Northern Hemisphere summers.