This occurs in many countries, such as Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Alaska, and northern Canada. This is because all these countries lie on the invisible Arctic Circle. Because the earth is tilted on its axis 23 degrees, the sun only rises and sets once per year at the North and South Poles.
Every country on Earth experiences day and night due to the rotation of the planet on its axis. The length of day and night varies depending on the time of year and the location on Earth.
Inside the arctic circle, it can be "day" all day long, all 24 hours long. At the poles, this will continue for half a year. The other half year is night.
The Antarctic experiences half a year of continuous daylight and half a year of continuous darkness due to its location near the South Pole. This phenomenon is known as polar day and polar night, and it occurs because of the tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the sun.
One half day and night is called a period of approximately 12 hours, commonly referred to as half a day.
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No. Everywhere on the globe will experience night time (or day time) at least once during the year.
"POST MERIDIAN" means after noon that is 12 o clock mid day to 12 o clock mid night so half day and half night
That's Mercury: "sidereal day" is more than half its year. Or, it could be Venus: "solar day" is just over half its year.
Because the earth rotates (spins). Half the time you are facing the sun (light/day). The other half you are on the side away from the sun (dark/night).
Because the earth rotates (spins). Half the time you are facing the sun (light/day). The other half you are on the side away from the sun (dark/night).
Twilight is the half-light in the evening between day and night. Dawn is the half-light in the morning between night and day.