Why do we get more light during the summer months than dark during the winter months?

Question

I live in Anchorage, AK. During the shortest days of the year, we get 19.5 hours of daylight and 4.5 hours of “night”, and it doesn’t really count as night because it doesn’t get totally dark. But in the winter, it’s closer to 18.5 hours of night and 5.5 hours of daylight, and technically it’s closer to 16.5 hours of night because for 2ish hours of the day it’s not totally dark (as the sun is rising and setting). So why isn’t it more equal?

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