America’s Northernmost Town Will Not See The Sunrise Again Until January

Nov 18, 2024

31 min & 25 sec of daylight is all Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska will see today. The sun will set there today at 1:27 PM AKST & will not rise again until January 22nd! Though the sun will not rise, it will not be pitch black for those 64 days. They will experience twilight. The city of Utqiagvik is the most northern place in the United States and is home to nearly 4,000 people.