One of the easiest and best ways to get free checked baggage is by purchasing your airline ticket with a frequent flyer credit card. Some frequent flyer credit cards offer the first checked bag free of charge as a special benefit to card members.
Barrow boy. 1 vote Vote for this answer. The Earth is closest to the Sun (this is called perihelion) around January 2 each year (91.4 million miles = 147.1 million {km);} it is farthest away from the Sun (this is called aphelion) around July 2 each year (94.8 million miles = 152.6 million km).arrow boy. 1 vote Vote for this answer. The Earth is closest to the Sun (this is called perihelion) around January 2 each year (91.4 million miles = 147.1 million {km);} it is farthest away from the Sun (this is called aphelion) around July 2 each year (94.8 million miles = 152.6 million km).
Saturn is closest, brightest, opposite the sun on June 15. On June 15, 2017, Earth will go between the sun and Saturn. Astronomers call this an opposition of Saturn, because the planet will appear opposite the sun in our sky, rising in the east as the sun sets in the west.