January

Distances and dimensions are not in scale. Color lines show Equinoxes and Solstice.

Observation from a selected place on the Earth.

The circle seperating the illuminated hemisphere

High Noon

Midnight

Equator

Tropics, Polar circles

Show the sunbeams direction

Solar Time

What is the Solar Time and how long is the daytime at different places on the Earth?

Rotation of the Earth The Earth's orbit around the Sun

The course of a year (January):

Selecting a place on the Earth

Latitude: Longitude:

Using the mouse you can move in space and rotate the scene.