n. 1  1. An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals. 2  2. A powerful motivation or impulse. 3  3. An innate capability or aptitude: an instinct for tact and diplomacy.
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 15 minutes (-6m 51s) The Sun's altitude in Fairbanks today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in the box on the right. The graph defaults to current time.
Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Nome, Alaska, Usa. 1  The longest day of the year is 20:43 long and the shortest day is 3:16 long. 2  The longest day is 17:26 longer than the shortest day.  There is an average of 1884 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 5:09 of sunlight per day.