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Depends on the season. On average, it's half. But there is more Earth in sunlight in the portion of our orbit closest to the sun, and slightly less when we are farthest away. Approximately half of the Earth is illuminated at any time by the Sun. The area subjected to direct illumination is almost exactly half the planet; but because of atmospheric and other effects that extend the reach of indirect illumination, the area of the planet covered by either direct or indirect illumination amounts to slightly more than half the surface.
In modern times, Earth's perihelion occurs around January 3, and the aphelion around July 4 (for other eras, see precession and Milankovitch cycles). The changing Earth-Sun distance results in an increase of about 6.9% in solar energy reaching the Earth at perihelion relative to aphelion.
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How much of the earth gets sun at any given time?
The obvious answer is one half, although it might actually be very very slightly more than one half, since earth's gravity causes some light to fall beyond the limits that would be defined geometrically.
How much bigger is mercury than earth?
Mercury is much smaller than earth.
How much water does earth have on it?
66.6%
Why is Jupiter's weather simpler than Earth's?
Because the education is much better on earth.
How much of the earth made up of land?
About 25% of the Earth's surface is made of land. but spongebob is the best sponge on earth
