On average, Earth is approximately 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles away from the Sun. However, Earth, like every planet in the Solar System, travels around the Sun in an elliptical orbit. The perihelion, or closest point in its orbit, for Earth is approximately 147 million kilometers or 91 million miles. The aphelion, or farthest point in its orbit, for Earth is approximately 152 million kilometers or 94 million miles.