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TheJimness t1_iy9t6yp wrote

Anchorage does not experience 24 hours of darkness at any time during the year, but this is a typical Alaskan joke.

You need to be north of the Arctic Circle to find a period of 24-hour darkness. That is actually what the Arctic Circle denotes.

During December, in Anchorage, the sun rises at about 10 am and sets at about 4 pm, so the days are very short.

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foxfirewoodcrafts t1_iybwpti wrote

No chance, I live in Ketchikan and the sun sets at 3:30. We're still a month from the winter solstice, and Anchorage is significantly further north. Sunrise may be at 10 for them, but sunset would have to be 3ish

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