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Yes the sun does shine in Antarctica because without sunlight there is not daylight.

What you will find is that there is almost continuous sunlight in the Summertime, with the sun setting as late as 11:30pm and rising as early as 3:30am, whilst Winter sees six months of almost continuous darkness. Around Christmas itself (the southern summer), sunlight is continuous for 24 hours for a couple of weeks, whilst in mid-June (the southern winter) for a couple of weeks, there is no sunlight at all.

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Yes, the sun does shine in Antarctica. During the summer months, which are from late November to early February, Antarctica experiences continuous daylight for up to 24 hours a day due to its position near the South Pole.

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Yes, like at the North Pole there are days were the sun never sets (mid-summer) and days when the sun never rises (mid-winter). Between those days the sun rises and sets. At the South Pole Sunrise and Sunset still occur - very slowly. There, the Sun always goes around the sky roughly parallel (at about the same altitude) to the horizon for extended periods, and Sunrise and Sunset take about 32 hours each!

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To be strictly accurate, the sun doesn't go anywhere. It appears to rise over the eastern horizon and set in the west because the earth is turning under it.

The only difference in the sun's apparent motion across Antarctica is that having risen in the east it then moves to the north before setting in the west.

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The Sun shines ALL the time; it has been for about 4.5 billion years. If the Sun is visible, then it is daytime. The Sun is never visible at night, because "night" is defined as the time when the Sun is below the horizon.

In the Arctic and in the Antarctic, the Sun is up for extended periods.

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How much of the sun does not shine?

All of the Sun shines. Or at least the outside, if that's what you mean.


In Antarctica there are usually two weeks in midwinter Around June 21 when the sun does not rise and a couple of weeks in summer around Christmas when there is 24-hour sunlight Why?

It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.It is because the Earth is tilted. As it orbits the sun there is a time that Antarctica is tipped away from the sun completely, so even when the Earth rotates the sun does not rise at all. The reverse happens at the other stage, with Antarctica being tipped towards the sun completely.


What is the distance between Antarctica and the sun?

On average, the distance between Antarctica and the Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). This distance can vary slightly due to the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun.


The latitude in Houstan is 30degree's North.do the sun rays ever shine directly overhead in houstan?

No. The sun can never be overhead at any latitude that's more than about 23.5 degrees north or south. (What's the matter ? Doesn't Houston get hot enough for you in August ???)


What are the other planets that shine for the same reasons as the moon?

SUN A DOY for light