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:

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

    “An illicit love affair seems sweetly old-fashioned in the age of one night stands and orgies.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “Let me have wisdom, Beauty, wisdom and passion,
    Bread to the soul, rain when the summers parch.
    Give me but these, and though the darkness close
    Even the night will blossom as the rose.”
    —John Masefield (1878–1967)