It only does this if you live north of the equator. South of the equator, it is the shortest day. Thre reason is that the Earth's north pole is more or less pointed towards the Sun on June 21st.
On June 21, the summer solstice, locations between 66.5 degrees North (the Arctic Circle) and 90 degrees North (the North Pole) experience 24 hours of daylight. This phenomenon occurs because the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun during this time, resulting in continuous sunlight for regions within the Arctic Circle. As you move closer to the Pole, the duration of daylight remains constant at 24 hours.
Where it was on the other 364 days of the year. The North Pole does not move, you are thinking of the Magnetic North Pole.
Zero hours of sunlight. The Winter Solstice on the 21st of June is the day that the sun is furthest away from the South Pole. Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.
It depends on your location on Earth. At the south pole, there are 0 hours of daylight on June 21... until ~13,000 years from now when the Earth's axis of rotation will precess to give it summer in June.
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On June 21, the North Pole experiences 24 hours of daylight due to the Earth's tilt towards the Sun. This means that the North Pole receives continuous sunlight and thus greater solar energy compared to the equator, which only receives sunlight during the day.
At the North Pole during the December solstice, there is 24 hours of darkness. This is because the axial tilt of the Earth causes the North Pole to be tilted away from the sun during this time, preventing sunlight from reaching that region.
24 Hours of straight sunlight
Where it was on the other 364 days of the year. The North Pole does not move, you are thinking of the Magnetic North Pole.
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Depends on how close Barrow is to the North Pole!! With the vernal equinox - I'd have to say close to 6 hours....creeps up to 12 by June...
21st of June.
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Zero hours of sunlight. The Winter Solstice on the 21st of June is the day that the sun is furthest away from the South Pole. Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.
On the day of the Northern Summer Solstice, June 21st, the geographic North Polereceives 24 hours of sunlight. (The Sun moves around the horizon in a circle.)=========================The first answer, above, hardly captures what's actually going on up there.Every place on Earth that's anywhere north of the Arctic Circle has the sun up inthe sky for at least 24 hours, with June 21 right in the middle. The farther northyou are, the longer the sun is up in your sky.At the north pole, the sun is above the horizon, going around and around the sky,constantly and continuously, for 6 months, from March 21 until September 21.And June 21 is right in the middle.
It depends on your location on Earth. At the south pole, there are 0 hours of daylight on June 21... until ~13,000 years from now when the Earth's axis of rotation will precess to give it summer in June.