99% Of Us See Daylight at This Moment (Or Do We?)

The article discusses an internet claim that there’s a specific moment each year when 99% of the world’s population experiences sunlight, and that this will occur on July 8th at 11:15 UTC. The article confirms this claim is technically true if you include all forms of twilight in your definition of ‘sunlight’, but points out that the perceived experience of sunlight is less widespread than the numbers suggest, due to factors such as light pollution and the limits of human perception. It also explains that the date is significant because it represents the moment when dawn breaks in the west while dusk falls in Asia. The article concludes with a note of sympathy for the 1% of people who will be experiencing nighttime on this date.