Resource Type
Fast and Fun Fact
Region
Arctic
The midnight sun occurs throughout the Arctic and Antarctica at latitudes higher than 67.5°. This phenomenon occurs when the sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight. The effect occurs near the time of the solstice, on June 21, for latitudes north of the Arctic Circle. The same effect occurs near the time of the solstice, on December 21, for latitudes south of the Antarctic Circle. Note that when it is summer in the Arctic, it is winter in Antarctica, and vice-versa.