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:

    “Oh, there had once been night the first,
    But this was night the last.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it’s night once more.”
    —Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

    “For soon amid the silver loneliness
    Of night he lifted up his voice and sang,
    Secure, with only two moons listening,”
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)