January 4, 2022: Earth is at perihelion today – it’s closest point to the sun. Mars is a morning planet, while the evening planet pack – Venus, Mercury, Saturn, and Jupiter – and the crescent moon are in the southwest after sundown.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/12/05/2022-january-4-earth-at-perihelion/