99% of people on Earth will get sunlight at the same time this Wednesday

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/8/99-of-people-on-earth-will-get-sunlight-at-the-same-time-this-wednesday

by thunderbong • 15 days ago

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latexr• 15 days ago

Interesting, but the article itself explains it isn’t exactly rare or special.

This is not a one-day-only phenomenon. For about 60 days each year, from roughly May 18 to July 17, there is a brief moment each day during which nearly all of humanity experiences either daylight or twilight.

sebastiennight• 15 days ago

This is my favorite fun fact of 2026 so far. I'm sure Arthur C Clarke would have come up with a great sci-fi concept related to that, in the vein of his short story where humans try to catch the attention of a quasar-scale civilisation. (Can't find the name of the story right now)

ReptileMan• 15 days ago

Just shows how empty is the southern hemisphere, especially when you go further south.

beardyw• 15 days ago

Maybe there's a day when only Aussies and Kiwis get daylight. It would only be fair.

nvader• 15 days ago

I am the 1 percent currently in darkness

99% of people on Earth will get sunlight at the same time this Wednesday

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