Interactive Simulator · Day, Night and Seasons

Spin the Earth

The Earth turns once a day, which is why we have day and night, and it travels round the Sun once a year. Because its axis is tilted, different parts of the Earth lean toward the Sun at different times, giving us the seasons. Try both: rotate the Earth through a day, then move through the year.

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Mission Set the clock so it is noon for the observer. Round 1 Streak 0 Best 0
Compared with the target time, you are:
time of day12:00
at the observernoon
in sunlight?yes
The Earth spins once every 24 hours, so each place moves from day into night and back again.