UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.

It’s called Polar Night, and it’s a phenomenon that happens each year in northern Alaska. The town of Utqiaġvik is the northernmost city in the United States. Located roughly 725 miles northwest of ...

As spring approaches, daylight will lengthen dramatically, eventually leading to the opposite extreme: the midnight sun, where the sun remains visible 24 hours a day from May through early August.

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.