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When is the gravitational attraction between the earth and the sun the greatest
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The gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Sun is the greatest when the Earth is at its closest distance to the Sun in its elliptical orbit, which occurs around January 3rd each year. This point is called perihelion.
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