A town in Alaska has bid goodbye to the Sun and will see the next daylight in 2021. Formerly known as Barrow, in the town of Utqiagvik, the sun set for the last time in 2020 on November 19 for a span of over 60 days.

The small town located on the north of the Arctic Circle has entered its annual phase of darkness. The occurrence is known as polar night. The phenomenon takes place during winters because of the tilt of the axis of the Earth.

The polar night occurs in the northernmost and southernmost regions of the Earth when the night lasts for more than 24 hours. This occurs only inside the polar circles.

"Polar night is a normal phenomenon that happens every winter for Barrow (Utqiagvik), and any other towns inside the Arctic circle. This tilt makes it so that none of the Sun's disc is visible above the horizon," said CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar.

Highlights
A small town in Alaska has bid goodbye to the Sun for this year and will see next daylight in 2021.
The polar night occurs in the northernmost and southernmost regions of the Earth.

Highlights
A small town in Alaska has bid goodbye to the Sun for this year and will see next daylight in 2021.
The polar night occurs in the northernmost and southernmost regions of the Earth.