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Selected events for the Earth are listed below. Dates for peak meteor shower activity are estimates. All times and dates are in UT with the time given to the nearest half hour unless otherwise indicated.
| January | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:00 | maximum distance from Mars: 2.4107 au |
| 3 | Quadrantid meteor shower | |
| 3 | 18:00 | perihelion: 0.9833 au |
| 8 | 06:00 | maximum distance from Venus: 1.7110 au |
| 9 | 08:00 | minimum distance from Jupiter: 4.2317 au |
| February | ||
| 8 | α-Centaurid meteor shower | |
| March | ||
| 20 | 15:00 | equinox: spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere |
| 23 | 09:00 | maximum distance from Neptune: 30.8791 au |
| 25 | 06:00 | maximum distance from Saturn: 10.4893 au |
| April | ||
| 22 | April Lyrid meteor shower | |
| 24 | π-Puppid meteor shower | |
| May | ||
| 6 | η-Aquariid meteor shower | |
| 22 | 15:00 | maximum distance from Uranus: 20.4772 au |
| June | ||
| 7 | Daytime Arietid meteor shower | |
| 21 | 08:00 | solstice: summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere |
| 22 | June Boötid meteor shower | |
| July | ||
| 6 | 18:00 | aphelion: 1.0166 au |
| 10 | 07:00 | minimum distance from Mercury: 0.5687 au |
| 28 | July γ-Draconid meteor shower | |
| 30 | 13:00 | maximum distance from Jupiter: 6.3012 au |
| 31 | Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower and α-Capricornid meteor shower | |
| August | ||
| 13 | Perseid meteor shower | |
| September | ||
| 1 | Aurigid meteor shower | |
| 9 | September ε-Perseid meteor shower | |
| 23 | 00:00 | equinox: autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere |
| 25 | 05:00 | minimum distance from Neptune: 28.8757 au |
| October | ||
| 1 | Daytime Sextanid meteor shower | |
| 4 | 14:00 | minimum distance from Saturn: 8.4346 au |
| 6 | October Camelopardalid meteor shower | |
| 9 | Draconid meteor shower | |
| 21 | Orionid meteor shower | |
| 25 | 02:00 | minimum distance from Venus: 0.2728 au |
| November | ||
| 5 | Southern Taurid meteor shower | |
| 12 | Northern Taurid meteor shower | |
| 17 | Leonid meteor shower | |
| 22 | α-Monocerotid meteor shower | |
| 25 | 23:00 | minimum distance from Uranus: 18.4441 au |
| December | ||
| 2 | Phoenicid meteor shower | |
| 7 | Puppid-Velid meteor shower | |
| 9 | σ-Hydrid meteor shower | |
| 14 | Geminid meteor shower | |
| 21 | 21:00 | solstice: winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere |
| 22 | Ursid meteor shower | |
| 28 | 11:00 | maximum distance from Mercury: 1.4439 au |
| Janury 2027 | ||
| 1 | 00:00 | minimum distance from Mars: 0.9139 au |
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