Planet Earth will be farthest from the sun on Monday at 05:24 pm GMT (09:54 pm IST). Called the 'aphelion', the phenomenon wherein the distance between the two celestial bodies is over 94 million miles (15 crore kilometers) always falls around July 4. Opposite of 'aphelion', the 'perihelion', wherein the Earth is closest to the sun, occurs around January 4.