The sun rose in parts of eastern Alaska on Sunday morning, before it had set in parts of western Alaska.
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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.
3pm Sunsets
How does the old saying go? Red skies at afternoon, sailors miss the spittoon (?); find a lagoon (?); go full moon (?).
It seems I’ve forgotten the third part of the rhyme.
One long night
Utqiagvik, AK; Image credit: FAA Weather Cam
The sun set over Utqiagvik (Barrow) , Alaska at 1:50pm AST on Monday the 18th of November.
The sun will not rise again over Utqiagvik until 23 January 2020.
Life in the Far North.
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