Night

Night

Night or nighttime is the period of time between the sunset and the sunrise when the Sun is below the horizon. This occurs after dusk. The opposite of night is day (or "daytime" to distinguish it from "day" as used for a 24-hour period). The start and end points of time of a night vary based on factors such as season, latitude, longitude and timezone.

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Famous quotes containing the word night:

    “Were I laid on Greenland’s Coast,
    And in my Arms embrac’d my Lass;
    Warm amidst eternal Frost,
    Too soon the Half Year’s Night would pass.”
    —John Gay (1685–1732)

    “One that converses more with the buttock of the night than
    with the forehead of the morning.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The dragon wing of night o’erspreads the earth.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)