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If it's dark for more than 24 hours around the time of the December solstice where you are then you are within 23.5° of latitude from the north pole. Since the tilt of Earth's rotational axis with respect to the plane of Earth's orbit is about 23.5°, even at local noon you are still tilted too far from the illuminated half of the planet to see the sun. The line on a globe north of which the entire area is dark at the time of the December solstice is called the Arctic Circle.
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Why do you get more hours of daylight per day in the summer?
We more sun in summer, and more dark in winter.
Will your weed plant still bud with 11 and a half hours light and 12 hours dark?
Probably not. Because if your day is only 23.5 hours long you are not on planet earth!
What poem starts Twentyfour hours make a night and a day never a minute more will one stay?
24 hours by Charles causley
How many minutes in December?
December has 31 days. Each day has 24 hours. Each hour has 60 minutes. Thus, the number of minutes in december is 31*24*60, or 44,640
How many hours a day is it dark in the arctic?
It depends on the season. In the summer, none. In the winter, 24. In the spring and autumn, it varies.
