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No, that only happens at the north pole or south pole.

Alaska has LONG days and short nights in the summer, and SHORT days and long nights in the winter. But unless you're north of the Arctic Circle, there's at least an hour of light each day. But it's tough having the sun come up just before lunch and go down right after!

Down in the southern parts near Anchorage, there are several hours of light each day even in the middle of winter.

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Any point north of the Arctic Circle experiences a period of more than 24 hours without a sunrise once a year,
and a period of more than 24 hours without a sunset once a year.

That's the significance of the Arctic Circle. It cuts Alaska roughly along a line from Shishmaref through Allakaket
and Fort Yukon, to Chalkayitsik.

The farther north of the Circle a place is, the longer period it has without a sunrise during Winter, and without
a sunset during Summer.

At the North Pole, the sun never rises from September 21 to March 21, and never sets from March 21 to September 21.

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Alaska is a big state, so it depends on where you are. Some of Alaska is north of the Arctic Circle, so for a few days around the June solstice, these locations will experience 24 hours/day of sunlight, and for a few days around the December solstice there will be 24 hours/day of darkness. In the southern most parts of Alaska, say Juneau, the longest day of the year will be just over 18 hours of sunlight, and only about 6 hours of daylight on the shortest day of the year.

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The question is oddly phrased. Pretty much everywhere it is either day or night all year long, though exactly what you'd call the periods right around sunrise or sunset is a little vague.

The arctic (and antarctic) circle is the boundary line upon which there is at least one day (24 hour period) where the sun never sets and at least one day (again, a 24 hour period) where the sun never rises. The further north (south) you go, the more of these there are, until at the poles "day" lasts about six months and "night" lasts about six months. (It's complicated again by the sunrise/sunset periods, where the sun just sort of hangs on the horizon for, literally, several calendar days.)

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It is not. About 2/3 of Alaska is below the Arctic Circle, and they have sunrises and sunsets every day of the year. It's true that the days are quite long in summer and short in winter, but it isn't dark for half the year.

Above the Arctic Circle, they do get "midnight sun" at mid-summer and continuous darkness for a short period around mid-winter. But the length of the winter night depends on the latitude. At Point Barrow, 71 degrees north, they have two months of darkness, from November 18 to January 21.

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There is nowhere in Alaska that has six months of darkness. The only places that experience 6 months of darkness are at the North Pole and the South Pole, and even then, there is a week or so of twilight after sunset and before dawn.

The most northern part of Alaska is Point Barrow, Alaska. When the Sun sets on November 18, it won't come back up again until January 23, which is only a little more than two months of darkness.

On the other hand, when the sun rises at 1:30 AM on May 10, it doesn't set again until August 2nd.

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Anyplace on earth that's farther north than the Arctic Circle, or farther south than the

Antarctic Circle, has at least one day a year when the sun doesn't rise, and at least

one day a year when the sun doesn't set. The closer you get to the poles, the longer

these annual periods of no sunrise and no sunset get.

Most of Alaska is south of the Arctic Circle, and has a sunrise and sunset every day of

the year. The Arctic Circle crosses Alaska on the line roughly through Shishmaref, Allakaket,

and Fort Yukon. North of that line is where you can have 24 hours without a sunrise

or 24 hours without a sunset.

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The short, direct answer to the question is: At night. The nights are longer in Winter

and shorter in Summer in Alaska, just as they are everywhere else in the world.

Also, what makes Alaska unique among the 50 states is that the "Arctic Circle" cuts

across it, and things are a bit different north of the Circle. Any point north of the

Arctic Circle experiences a period of more than 24 hours without a sunrise once

a year, and a period of more than 24 hours without a sunset once a year.

The Arctic Circle cuts Alaska roughly along a line from Shishmaref through Allakaket

and Fort Yukon, to Chalkayitsik.

The farther north of the Circle a place is, the longer period it has without a sunrise

once during Winter, and without a sunset once during Summer.

At the North Pole, the sun never rises from September 21 to March 21, and it

never sets from March 21 to September 21.

Again, the question asks "When is it all dark in Alaska?"

To summarize the answer:

-- It's all dark all over Alaska at night.

-- Nights are shorter in Summer and longer in Winter, everywhere.

-- Some parts of Alaska have more extreme changes than other parts have.

-- South of the Arctic Circle, day or night can never be longer than 24 hours.

-- North of the Arctic Circle, day and night are each longer than 24 hours, once a year.

-- No matter how long the longest day is, the middle of it is always some time

on or near June 21.

-- No matter how long the longest night is, the middle of it is always some time

on or near December 21.

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Not necessarily. 24-hour darkness in the winter months occurs only in part above the Arctic Circle. Places that most are familiar with--Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Nome-- get some sunlight for at least a few hours each day. The longest nights occur around Dec. 21st, i.e.- winter solstice.

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