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Comparison of clocks running at different heights in a gravitational field

I hope this question has not yet been asked. If so then please link me to the answer. If I build an apparatus which, on flicking a switch, sends a light beam, a distance to a mirror, and reflects it ...
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How much time dilation are we experiencing here on Earth? [duplicate]

We experience time dilation from speed and gravity, but we are in more than just the Earth's gravity field, but also the sun's and the galaxy's gravity field and we are both spinning at 1,670 km/h, ...
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Does Earth experience any significant, measurable time dilation at perihelion?

Is there any measurable time dilation when Earth reaches perihelion? Can we measure such a phenomena relative to the motion of the outer planets?
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