Night

Night or nighttime is the time when the Sun is not in the sky. It happens between dusk and dawn. The opposite of night is daytime. The start and end times of night are different in different geographic locations. It varies on season, latitude, and longitude.

A satellite image of the earth at night

Evening in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Postmidnight in Prayagraj Junction railway station.

Because of time zones, night happens at different times around the world. This is because the Sun shines on different parts of the Earth at different times.^[1] During a solar eclipse it is also partially night because the Sun is blocked out by the Moon.

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