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:

    “The wind blew all my wedding-day,
    And my wedding-night was the night of the high wind....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “When he urinated, it sounded like night prayer.”
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

    “The day in his hotness,
    The strife with the palm;
    The night in her silence,
    The stars in their calm . . .”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)