In Antarctica when does the sun rise and set?

Question

Am I right in thinking that 6 months are light and 6 months are dark? and if so how do the days work?

Answer 1

Yes, that is true, and it works in this way: the Earth bends once at 6 months, and when this happens, it shows either the North Pole to the Sun, either the South Pole. As 6 months a Pole is exposed directly to the Sun, it means that 6 months is day time there, because the spining move of the Earth is not able to create the days that we usually meet.
So, when a Pole is exposed to the Sun, the other is not, because the bending move of the Earth takes it into the dark. For 6 months, of course. After another cicle of 6 months, the Earth bends again, but this time in the opposite way. When there was night, now it is light. The same happens with the other Pole.

Answer 2

At the very South and North Poles there is one day and one night each year. The sun slowly spirals up, and then down. Of course when the sun goes below the horizon it isn't instanly dark. So there is a month or so of twilight. So maybe 4 months of quite dark. During this time the moon is up for 2 weeks out of every 4, and thus it isn't as dark either.

Much of the coast of Antarctica is near the Antarctic circle. So there is a shorter period around mid winter when the sun does not rise.

Answer 3

the attitude between the line transforming into a member of the centre of earth and solar and the equator is termed the declination of the solar. The declination is maximum of 23*27' North or South of equator and is on the day of solistice. The declination is 0 on the equinox. If a observer is say in canada in selection sixty six* 33' and the suns declination is 23*27' and south of equator ( ie the adaptation between the form of observer and the suns declination is ninety*) the suns larger side will only be seen to the observer on the horizon , and he will say solar is increasing. now if this observer strikes north slightly the solar will bypass below his horizon , and he will say the solar has set. for this reason it extremely is achievable. yet for this to take place as i reported the form and declination could be opposite names ( lat N then Dec S and vice versa) and the Lat + Dec= ninety* e.g Lat 70* N Dec 20 * S= ninety*. not precisely an identical on the spot of increasing and placing, yet basically marginal distinction between increasing and placing.

Answer 4

Check out the source. It'll tell you all. Just select Asia/Heard Island Antarctica.

Answer 5

go to weather underground and look up antarctica...it will give you local weather, sunset and sunrise for different locations on the continent

Answer 6

Much like in the arctic