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:

    “Does the road wind uphill all the way?
    Yes, to the very end.
    Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
    From morn to night, my friend.

    But is there for the night a resting-place?
    A roof for when the slow, dark hours begin,”
    —Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

    “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)

    “Because all night you have not turned to us or spoken
    It is time for you to wake;”
    —Charlotte Mew (1870–1928)