twilight
Sign in to savethumb|Twilight is the period between dawn and [[sunrise, and between sunset and dusk.]] thumb|Morning twilight: astronomical, nautical, and civil stages at dawn. The apparent disk of the Sun is shown to scale. thumb|Evening twilight: civil, nautical, and astronomical stages at dusk. The solar disk is shown to scale.
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Twilight is the period of partial daylight that occurs between dawn and sunrise in the morning, and between sunset and dusk in the evening. It matters because it divides into distinct stages—civil, nautical, and astronomical—that affect visibility and have practical applications for navigation, timekeeping, and daily activities.
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- Definitions by geometry
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Times of occurrence
- Between day and night
- Lasting from one day to the next
- Between one night and the next
- Lasting for 24 hours
- Duration
- On other planets
- In culture
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- See also
- References
- Footnotes
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Twilight is the period between dawn and [[sunrise, and between sunset and dusk.]] thumb|Morning twilight: astronomical, nautical, and civil stages at dawn. The apparent disk of the Sun is shown to scale. thumb|Evening twilight: civil, nautical, and astronomical stages at dusk. The solar disk is shown to scale.
thumb|upright=1.5|Twilight over a lake