midnight sun UK /ˈmɪdnʌɪt sʌn/US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt sʌn/ noun1 •The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.Locked icebergs splintering through the awful night; / And quenchless midnight suns with their wild scarlet light. — 1856 formsmidnight suns