On July 8 at 11:10 GMT, 99% of humanity will be in sunlight simultaneously

On Wednesday, 8 July, at approximately 11:10 GMT, nearly 99% of the world's population will be on the sunlit side of Earth at the same time. The rare occurrence results from the geometry of Earth's rotation and the distribution of continents and population centres. The majority of humanity lives in the Northern Hemisphere, where July brings long daylight hours.