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midnight sun

natural phenomenon when daylight lasts for more than 24 hours, occuring only inside or close to the polar circles
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Summary

midnight sun is a phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,519 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: daytime[3]
  • Commons category: Midnight sun[4]
  • Opposite of: polar night[5], dark time[6]
  • Duration: 186 day[7]

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Influence

Things named for midnight sun include Midnight Sun Mosque[8], a mosque[9], in Canada[10], founded in 2010[11].

Why It Matters

midnight sun has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for it include Midnight Sun Mosque[8], a mosque[9], in Canada[10], founded in 2010[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). midnight sun. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/midnight-sun
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_midnight-sun_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{midnight sun}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/midnight-sun}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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