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darrellbear t1_j7bfn4i wrote

Reply to comment by hertzzogg in Is the yearly cycle of varying daylight durations from day to day throughout time consistent? Is the cycle we have today the same as in the 17th century? by meellowstar

You have that backwards--the farther north the shorter the daylight during winter. Cross the arctic circle in winter, the sun doesn't rise at all. Conversely, during summer, the farther north the longer the daylight. Cross the arctic circle, the sun doesn't set at all during summer.

The same applies in the southern hemisphere, of course.

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