You are misinformed, the Sun DOES set in the Arctic Circle.
The Sun can rise, and immediately set, in the South only on December 21, and only in places along the Arctic Circle.
If you go past the arctic circle in the summer, the sun won't set.
During the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st each year, the sun does not set on the Arctic Circle. This phenomenon is known as the midnight sun, where the sun remains visible for 24 hours.
Yes. Juneau is well south of the Arctic Circle, so they do not get "midnight sun" in any season.
June 21-22 is the summer solstice in the Arctic Circle. During this time, the sun does not set, leading to a phenomenon known as the midnight sun where there is continuous daylight for 24 hours. This is a unique experience for visitors to the Arctic Circle.
When the sun is directly at the Arctic or Antarctic Circle, it means that the calendar date is at a solstice or seasonal change.
In the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle, there are places where the sun does not set for several months during the summer, resulting in continuous daylight.
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The imaginary line is called the Arctic Circle. North of the Arctic Circle, in regions like northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland, the sun does not set for at least one day during the summer solstice in June.
That depends on your latitude. The Arctic is all of the area north of the Arctic Circle, which is 66.56° north latitude. At the Arctic Circle, the sun sets every day, although on the June solstice it just barely sets then immediately rises again as soon as it sets. The farther north you go in the Arctic, the fewer the annual number of sunsets (and sunrises). At the northernmost point, the north pole, the sun rises once a year and sets once a year.
Anywhere north of the Arctic circle (or south of the Antarctic circle) will get midnight sun.
Anywhere north of the Arctic circle or south of the Antarctic circle.