Overnight January 4 / 5 - Earth at Perihelion - The closest distance to the Sun in our annual elliptical (oval-shaped) orbit.
If you see astrophysicists dancing in the streets, this could be why.
https://t.co/DQm3X8YQ2Q
@AlexMenasche Neither the rotation nor Earth’s gravity would change. Note also that if the Sun disappeared, we would not know about it for 8 min 20 sec -- the time it takes light and the change in gravity to reach us.