Alaska town Utqiagvik enters 80 days with no sunset starting Sunday

Sun barely sets at 1 48 am

Utqiagvik in Alaska has begun its annual “midnight sun” stretch, an 80 day period when true night disappears. After a rare shift at dawn, a brief sunset was recorded at 1:48 a.m., followed by sunrise again at 2:57 a.m., according to timelapse footage shared by the National Weather Service. The bright conditions are expected to continue until August 2.