Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.comOn July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time.aljazeera.com99% of people on Earth will get sunlight at the same time this WednesdayOn July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time.8/7/26, 5:00 am·364 reposts·931 likes
Two Little Gay Puppies@2littlegaypuppies.bsky.social8 JulyI’m feeling New Zealand Australia and the Pacific Islands are as usual in the dark. We’re happy there tbh7
Tinsley@rup31.bsky.social8 Julysurprised that % is achievable whilst Indonesia and Philippines are dark21
Dark Matter Zine@darkmatterzine.bsky.social8 JulyOi. signed, an Australian. I’m sure our Kiwi cousins will join in.
Dark Matter Zine@darkmatterzine.bsky.social8 Julywe’re an imaginary country, not worth invading. Don’t want to be the 51st state tyvm.8
Hannah Murray@hannahmwrites.bsky.social8 JulyIs there a day where 99% of the world experiences darkness at the same time?24
Yourmusic Productions@ymproductions.bsky.social8 JulyNo, because the sun is not an infinitely small point, so slightly more than 50% of the world is actually experiencing daylight at any one time.1
Rod Killin' (can't believe I never thought of that before)@rodhillen.com8 JulyAs an oregonian I resent this map. Although I'm sure I could start a whole conspiracy about how that curve matches the shape of the north American continent's west coast.13
Rod Killin' (can't believe I never thought of that before)@rodhillen.com8 JulySo what you're saying is that the coast of north America is a straight line.
Paul Harper@paulharper.mu.social8 JulyThat's a very human-centric definition of "the world". Exactly the same amount of the world gets the same amount of sunshine all the time.512
Paul Luton@paulluton.bsky.social8 JulyI would guess that most of the readers will be human so it isn't unreasonable to view things from a human perspective.
Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃@viktx.bsky.social8 JulyNo wonder the women glow...and the men just plunder..in the dark..lol111
Paul McO'Smith III@pavsmith.bsky.social8 Julyand, as we know, most wombats eschew the sunlight and will likely be nicely bundled up and asleep in the burra...3