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.
In the winter, the Arctic region has 24 hours of darkness because the high latitudes such as the Arctic are turned away from the sun at this time of year. 1  By contrast in the summer, the region receives 24 hours of sunlight because the Earth is tilted toward the sun.