Why does the angular diameter of the Sun, as seen from Earth, appear to be greater during our winter than summer?

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chandramohanPanakkal
Jan 5, 2017

Earth orbits Sun in an elliptical orbit 147 million KM x 152 million kilometers.

Explanation:

On January 4th The Sun is nearest to earth.So angular diameter will be more. On 4th July it will be le farthest. ANGULAR DIAMETER WILL BE SMALLEST.enter image source here
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