Utqiagvik, Alaska, experienced its last sunrise for nearly three months on Sunday, marking the beginning of the midnight sun season. The sun dipped below the horizon at 1:48 AM AKDT (9:48 AM BST) and briefly reappeared at 2:57 AM (10:57 AM BST), according to time-lapse footage from the National Weather Service.
This fleeting moment signals the start of an 84-day stretch of uninterrupted daylight in the northernmost city in the United States. The sun will not set again until August 2.
Every summer, Earth's axial tilt draws the Northern Hemisphere closer to the sun, pushing daylight hours to their extreme across northern Alaska until darkness disappears entirely.
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