The U.S. Naval Observatory http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/EarthSeasons.html is a source I trust. It gives the following (precision to the minute)
d h d h m d h m 2000 2000 Perihelion Jan 3 05 Equinoxes Mar 20 07 35 Sept 22 17 27 Aphelion July 4 00 Solstices June 21 01 48 Dec 21 13 37 so it appears that your values are better. Jim 40N45, 111W53 ---------- ---------------------- -------------------- | Jim Cobb | 540 Arapeen Dr. #100 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | PTC | Salt Lake City, UT | (801)-588-4632 | | | 84108-1202 | Fax (801)-588-4650 | ---------- ---------------------- -------------------- It's a morbid observation, but if everyone on earth just stopped breathing for an hour, the greenhouse effect would no longer be a problem. -- Newsweek Senior Writer Jerry Adler, December 31, 1990