🇮🇳 Karimnagar, India
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IST (UTC+5:30) · 18.43°N 79.13°E
🌅 05:30 IST--🌇 19:03 IST
🇬🇧 Coventry, UK
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BST (UTC+1:00) · 52.41°N 1.51°W
🌅 04:42 BST--🌇 21:22 BST
How Earth rotation creates day and night: Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours (15° per hour). The Sun stays still — Earth rotates toward it (sunrise) and away from it (sunset). Karimnagar (79°E) rotates into sunlight 5.5 hours before Coventry (1°W) because it is further east. Right now you can see both cities at different points in their rotation.
Three views of Earth rotation — all updating live
🌍 Side view — globe spinning
Earth rotates anti-clockwise · Sun fixed on right · Cities move in & out of sunlight
🔭 Top view — from North Pole
Looking straight down · Earth spins anti-clockwise · Sun orbits the yellow ring
✂️ Cross-section — Earth's tilt
June solstice · Earth tilted 23.5° toward Sun · North gets more daylight
Key facts about Earth's rotation
One full rotation
Earth completes one full spin every 24 hours. That is 1,670 km/h at the equator!
15° per hour
Earth rotates exactly 15 degrees every hour. That is why time zones are 15° wide.
Karimnagar first
At 79°E, Karimnagar rotates into sunrise 5h 30m before Coventry (1°W) every day.
Axis tilt = seasons
Earth's 23.5° tilt means June gives Coventry 16h 40m daylight — 3 hours more than Karimnagar!
24-hour rotation strip — where each city is right now
Full 24-hour view · Orange = Karimnagar daylight · Blue = Coventry daylight · White line = current time