Utqiagvik, the Village Formerly Known as Barrow, saw the sun rise yesterday for the first time in 65 days.
Brighter days are ahead.
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Arctic Coast Sunrise!
Utqiagvik, the Village Formerly Known as Barrow, saw the sun rise yesterday for the first time in 65 days.
Brighter days are ahead.
How awkward
The sun rose in parts of eastern Alaska on Sunday morning, before it had set in parts of western Alaska.
Entering Polar Night
The village of Utqiagvik is the northernmost “city” in the United States. On Wednesday, the sun set at 1:30pm, and it will rise again in the new year on January 23.
In contrast, Fairbanks saw the sun rise at 9:39am on Wednesday, and saw it set at 3:35pm. For a length of day of 5 hrs 55 mins, and 8 hrs 5 mins of visible daylight. Thursday will see 6 mins and 19 secs of less daylight.
Only a month more of losing daylight for Fairbanks, but another 66 days for Utqiagvik to turn that corner.
Fairbanks is 502 miles south of Utqiagvik.
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