Polar Night: The sun sets in this Alaska town tonight, won't rise again until January

The sun will set at 1:36 p.m. in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, but won't rise for another 65 days as the polar night sets in.

Alaska city won’t see the sun for the next 64 days

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska – Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America’s northernmost settlement will not see the ...

Why the nation’s northernmost town won’t see sunrise for two months

The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness. The sun was slated to set at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday, and it won’t return until Jan. 22.