You’ve probably noticed the days have been getting much longer in southern Saskatchewan and they will do so until late June. Currently, the sunrise time in Regina is 5:12am and sunset isn’t until 8:38pm, however, the days are much longer above the artic circle right now.
By the end of May almost all communities in the arctic circle will be seeing 24-hour daylight thanks to the tilt of the Earth. The “midnight sun” is when the sun is low in the evening sky, but doesn’t completely set before rising again. This is often called the “polar day.” The North Pole itself will have 24-hour daylight for six months before darkness returns.
Resolute, Nunavut has already started experiencing the polar day which means it’ll be light there until the end of August. In total, Resolute will see 108 days of total light before slowly slipping back into darkness. The largest city in the world above the artic circle is Murmansk, Russia where they will experience 62 days of continuous sunlight starting around May 22nd. Meanwhile, the Svalbard Island group of Norway will see the midnight sun from approximately April 19th to August 23rd.
Back here in Canada, Tuktoyaktuk will see 67 days of sunlight, Igloolik will see 66 days, and Inuvik will see 55 days starting in the next few days.
@theeclipseanimator Where sun never sets!!♥️ The “midnight sun” is a natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months at latitudes north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle, where the sun remains visible for 24 hours a day. This means the sun does not set below the horizon, even at midnight. This phenomenon is caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis relative to its orbit around the sun. During the summer in one of the polar regions, that pole is tilted towards the sun, resulting in continuous daylight. Locations known for experiencing the midnight sun include: • Northern Norway, often referred to as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”. • Iceland, particularly areas close to the North Pole. • Other regions within the Arctic Circle, such as parts of Finland and Greenland. For centuries, this moment has been celebrated as a time of light, renewal, and connection to nature. physics science astronomy midnightsun polarday earthmagic space astrophysics phenomenon scienceexperiment
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