Utqiaġvik, Alaska has officially entered its long polar night. The sun slipped below the horizon on November 18, 2025 — and it won’t rise again until around January 22, 2026. Located at the very top of the United States, Utqiaġvik spends about 65 days each winter in complete sunless darkness, a result of Earth’s axial tilt pushing the Arctic Circle into continuous night. Even without a sunrise, the town still gets a few hours of deep blue twilight each day, creating that surreal, icy glow locals know well. 🌌 For the Iñupiat community who’ve lived here for thousands of years, the polar night is a normal and meaningful part of the seasonal cycle — a time of quiet, tradition, and deep winter weather as temperatures plunge and sea ice grows. 🌚