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•30m 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•23m ago
Just shows how empty is the southern hemisphere, especially when you go further south.
beardyw•19m ago
Maybe there's a day when only Aussies and Kiwis get daylight. It would only be fair.
latexr•43m ago
> 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.