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Yes and no. The Earth does get closer to the Sun every year as it approaches perihelion, 147,098,290 km, around January 4th, but then it recedes as it approaches aphelion, 152,098,232 km, around July 4th.

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No, the Earth's distance from the sun varies slightly due to its elliptical orbit, but it does not move closer to the sun every year. The variation in distance is part of a cyclical pattern known as eccentricity.

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