Midnight sun
Natural phenomenon when daylight lasts for a whole day / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Midnight sun, also known as polar day, is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. When midnight sun is seen in the Arctic, the Sun appears to move from left to right. In Antarctica, the equivalent apparent motion is from right to left. This occurs at latitudes ranging from approximately 65°44' to exactly 90° north or south, and does not stop exactly at the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle, due to refraction.
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The opposite phenomenon, polar night, occurs in winter, when the Sun stays below the horizon throughout the day.