{
  "id": 5875591,
  "title": "Sun directly overhead Bentota, Thiniyawala, Iththakanda, Udawalawe, and Kataragama about 12.08 noon t9day (06)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/sun-directly-overhead-bentota-thiniyawala-iththakanda-udawalawe-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-06T00:40:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/sun-directly-overhead-bentota-thiniyawala-iththakanda-udawalawe-and-kataragama-about-12-08-noon-t9day-06/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sun is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 28th of August to 07th of September due to its apparent southward relative motion. The nearest places of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (06) are Bentota, Thiniyawala, Iththakanda, Udawalawe, and Kataragama about 12.08 noon",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Sun directly overhead Nittambuwa, Algama, Malwana, Aranayake, Meegahakiula and Panamkadu about 12.09 noon today (04)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sun-directly-overhead-nittambuwa-algama-malwana-aranayake",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:48:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}