This state, which will last for about a minute, will leave the most populated areas of the Earth in sunlight, while only a small population will be in the darkness of night.
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Due to the Earth's axial tilt and the ongoing summer in the Northern Hemisphere, about 99 percent of the Earth's population, or about 8.2 billion people, will experience sunlight at the same time today. Today, at about 4:55 PM Nepal time, most people in the world will experience direct daylight or twilight. During this period, which will last about a minute, the most populated areas of the Earth will be in sunlight, while only a small population will be in the darkness of the night.
During this period, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and most of Asia will be in daylight. Most of the world's people live on these continents. On the other hand, Australia, New Zealand, parts of Southeast Asia, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean areas will be in darkness.
Every year, from about May 18 to July 17, for some time each day, almost all people in the world experience daylight or twilight at the same time. The issue came to light in 2022 after a post on social media claiming that July 8 was the only day this would happen went viral.
A subsequent fact-check by Time and Date confirmed that while the condition is most severe on or around July 8, it will occur every day for about two months during the Northern Hemisphere summer.
About 6.9 billion (83 percent) of people will be in full daylight during that time. An additional 581 million (7 percent) will be in civil twilight, where there is enough light to do most outdoor activities without artificial lighting.
Similarly, 498 million (6 percent) will be in nautical twilight, where the sky is very dark even when the horizon is visible. 249 million (3 percent) will be in astronomical twilight, where only a faint light remains in the sky before total darkness.
Only 83 million (1 percent) will be in total darkness at night. At this point, the sun has dropped below 18 degrees below the horizon and the sky is completely dark.
