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:
“They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it’s night once more.”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)
“I believe in the forest, and in the meadow, and in the night in which the corn grows.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of
young fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)