What day does antarctica get 24 hours of sunlight?

Answer 1

Your answer depends on where you are on the continent, which is about the size of USA and Mexico combined.

Everywhere south of the Antarctic Circle -- about 66 degrees S, the landscape experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset, annually. At the South Pole -- 90 degrees S, the period is six months.

Answer 2

That's a tough question to answer without being more specific with respect to location. During the summer months, the South Pole gets 24 hours of continuous sunlight each day. The further you move from the South Pole towards the Antarctic Circle, the fewer days there will be with 24 hours of continuous sunlight. On the Antarctic Circle, in theory, there would be one day each year with 24 hours of continuous sunlight, and that would fall on the Summer Solstice.

Keep in mind that there are small portions of Antarctica that lie outside the Antarctic Circle and these points would, therefore, not have any days with the 24 hours of summer daylight.

As well, your position on the continent, which is as large as USA and Mexico, combined, must be far enough south of the Antarctic Circle to experience no sunset between September 21 and March 21, the duration of the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 3

On December 21, the sun is above the horizon for 24 hours as seen from the South Pole. This doesn't cause any surprise, as it has already been above the horizon for 3 months, since September 21, and will remain above the horizon for another 3 months, until March 21.

Answer 4

It depends on where in Antarctica, because the amount of sunshine depends on latitude. The southernmost reaches of the continent do not experience 24 hours of daylight. If you went to the center of the continent (90 degrees), the sun would technically set and rise once every year, and that would be on the equinox. That means they have 6 months of sunlight followed by 6 months of darkness.

Check out the related link below. You can move around on the map and change the dates to play with different scenarios. Be sure to check "sunrise" and "sunset" at the bottom to get a better visual.

Answer 5

The first day of summer is December 21, and predictably, you won't experience a sunset on that day -- depending on where you are on the continent.

South of 66 degrees S, beginning on about September 21, there is a varying number of days with no sunsets until about March 21 -- all, of course, depending on where you are on the continent.

Answer 6

Generally, you will experience 24 hours of daylight everywhere on the Antarctic continent during December.

Answer 7

Twenty-four hour daylight periods may last from one to six months during the summer, depending on your location on the continent.

Answer 8

The date you want is December 21, the first day of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 9

December 21