Before revision: upright=1.5|Earth at seasonal points in its orbit (not to scale) Earth orbit (yellow) compared to a circle (gray) Earth orbits the Sun at an average distance of 149.60 million km ( 8.317 light minutes, 92.96 million mi) in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from above the Northern Hemisphere.
After revision: upright=1.5|Earth at seasonal points in its orbit (not to scale) Earth orbit (yellow) compared to a circle (gray) Earth orbits the Sun at an average distance of , or 8.317 light-minutes, in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from above the Northern Hemisphere.