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And I did alot of clicking and dragging!

I did tilt the axis every which way, but It didn't make a difference. The answer seems to be that the 3D model doesn't show 50%, so it wouldn't matter. But it was still helpful to learn from you it should be pointed toward me to approximate solstise rather then may admittedly crude method of...

Thanks for your input. Have a great night.

I believe I said you answered my question. I was hoping for a rough estimate on how much the 3D model does show , but I can see physics guys don't deal in rough estimates. Many thanks for everyone here. Have a great night. My goal now is to enjoy the rest of the night.

I don't have any questions about the 99% claim. The article explained it really well. I cannot set the date on the 3D model.

Thanks someone seems to have answered my question. The 3D globe is in the link. The other link is to an article, which is July 8. I cannot pick the day on the globe. I was trying to see if I could align it to roughly the solstice.

Way over my head, but interesting! Thanks. It does answer my question on why I could not make the map align with the model. I was really perplexed. And one more thing, could you give a rough estimate looking at the link of the 3D map, of how much % you think is showing? Just so I have an idea...

Thanks someone else mentioned infinity. I don't understand this. The Sun is not at infinity, and illuminates 50% of the Earth. So how can we not see this? Thanks for your reply.

1. Thats my question! So you are saying the 3D Globe is not going to show 50%. Any idea how much it does show? Isn't there a math formula for the distance needed to show 50% from the diameter? Btw, my Globe link is the same as yours only selected for terrain. 2. I have zero confusion over...

You do raise an good point though. Follow up question. What would be the distance that a 50% view of the Earth would be achieved? Math equation?

Hmmm, thats interesting. I have looked at several 3D models with the same result. Do you have one where it does show 50%? Seems to me that would be a pretty basic standard. And how would it need to be at infinity? The Sun is not at infinity. Thanks for your reply.

Hopefully, this illustrates the problem. Here is a screengrab from 3D earth. This is one of my attempts to get alignment Notice how it does not align with the 50% daylight region? There are many discrepancies: It should extend nearly to Antarctica. It should include more of South America It...

Yes, its a good article. To be clear, Im not confused about the twilight region. I specified the daylight region. Try to line up the visible daylight region from the first link, with a global 3D map. It just doesn't align.

Yes, I read it. Its not my question. My question is why the 50% of the daylight region does not align with what is visible on a 3D Globe. I have tried for hours, and it doesn't fit the parameters. If you can do it, all it takes is a screenshot to show it.

I recently stumbled on a problem I can't solve. For background, there is a recent story from July 8 about 99% of people receiving sunlight at 11:15 am. Anyone can google it and it's explained fairly well at time and date. There is an illustration. Here...