Lee Circuit Court 30th Judicial Circuit of Virginia Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet
North Pole: The sun is on the horizon at the North Pole on the September Equinox in the morning. The sun sets at the North Pole at noon on the September Equinox and the North Pole remains dark until the March Equinox. Arctic Circle: Experiences 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
On both equinoxes (which means equal nights in Latin), the sun is directly over the equator at noon. Tropic of Capricorn: Experiences 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. The sun is 23.5 degrees off of the zenith. Antarctic Circle: Experiences 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. South Pole: The sun rises at the South Pole after the Pole having been dark for the past six months (since the March Equinox). The sun rises to the horizon and it remains light at the South Pole for six months.