A town in America’s northernmost city won’t see another sunset until August as it welcomes the “midnight sun.”
WASHINGTON — The northernmost city in the United States marks its last sunset for the next 84 days, entering its annual period of endless sunshine.
the town Utqiagvik, Alaska, The sun will rise over the horizon at 2:57 a.m. local time on Sunday, and the sunset won’t be visible until August 2, according to the National Weather Service.
According to weather agencies, this stretch of endless daylight is known as the Midnight Sun Season or Polar Day. At this time, communities north of the Arctic Circle receive uninterrupted sunlight during the summer, while the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun.
While never-ending sunshine sounds fun, small towns also experience the opposite. Nearly 6 months later, the polar night occurs, marking a period of no sunlight and months of darkness. The sun will set in mid-November and not rise again until mid-January.
according to time and dateAlaska is the only place in the United States that experiences the midnight sun. Additionally, parts of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia also experience both phenomena.
Utqiaġvik, Alaska has a population of approximately 4,500 people.
When is the summer solstice?
this summer solsticeThe official start of summer is Sunday, June 21st.
For people north of the equator, the summer solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. Earth Tilt and rotate Because it revolves around the sun. The summer solstice occurs in the upper half of the Earth, when the northern hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun.
Around the same time, people south of the equator will experience the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice.
The southern hemisphere will have less than 12 hours of sunshine, while the northern hemisphere of the earth will have more than 12 hours of sunshine. According to NASA.
After June 21, the days in the Northern Hemisphere will gradually become shorter, and each sunset will be slightly earlier than the last time. This slow transition continues until the winter solstice in December, when the cycle reverses and daylight begins to gradually return.
When does summer start?
The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer each year, usually occurring between June 20 and 22.
In meteorology, the official start of summer is June 1, marking the beginning of the three hottest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
