latexr · 11 hours 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 · 11 hours 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 · 11 hours ago

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

beardyw · 11 hours ago

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

nvader · 11 hours ago

I am the 1 percent currently in darkness