Evening

thumb|Evening in Parambikkulam, Kerala, [[India]] thumb|View on the bay of Naples, overlooking [[Mount Vesuvius at sunset]]

thumb|upright=1.35|Actual sunset: Two minutes before the Sun disappears below the horizon.

fourth of five compulsory prayers in Islam, occurring at the instant of sunset

thumb|300px|right|Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine [[monks singing vespers on Holy Saturday]] Vespers () is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic, Orthodoxy (Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox), Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies.

first and last hour of sunlight during the day

woman's dress usually worn to a semi-formal or formal affair

thumb|280px|Evening prayer often takes the form of Choral Evensong, such as this service at Westminster Abbey.

thumb|Veda pathashala students doing sandhyavandanam at Nachiyar Kovil, Kumbakonam, [[Tamil Nadu.]] Sandhyavandanam (, or 'salutation during the twilight') is a mandatory religious ritual centring around the recitation of the Gayatri mantra, traditionally supposed to be performed three times a day by Dvija communities of Hindus, particularly those initiated through the sacred thread ceremony referred to as the Upanayanam and instructed in its execution by a Guru, in this case one qualified to teach Vedic ritual. Sandhyopasana is considered as a path to attain liberation (moksha).