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:

    “by night only crazy things
    like the full moon and the whippoorwill

    and us, are busy.”
    —Charles Olson (1910–1970)

    “The old priest Peter Gilligan
    Was weary night and day;
    For half his flock were in their beds,
    Or under green sods lay.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Slowly, silently, now the moon
    Walks the night in her silver shoon;”
    —Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)