Evening - Wikipedia Evening Not to be confused with Sunset or Dusk. For other uses, see Evening ( disambiguation ). Dusk in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Evening in Parambikkulam, Kerala, India Evening is a daily astronomic event of variable time period between daytime and night. Evening occurs between sunset and dusk ( last light ). There can be no precise definition in terms of clock time, but it is socially considered to start around 6 p.m. and to last until nighttime or bedtime. Social and family activities are often held during this time, such as supper or more formal social gatherings and entertainment, such as parties, in particular dance parties. The word is derived from the Old English ǣfnung, meaning `` dusk falling, the time around sunset ''. See also Crepuscular -- animals that are active primarily in the early morning and the evening Evening dress ( disambiguation ) Vespers References ^ Jump up to : `` Definition of evening in English ''. Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 January 2016. External links Quotations related to Evening at Wikiquote Media related to Evening at Wikimedia Commons Parts of a day Dawn -- Twilight -- Sunrise Morning Daytime Evening Sunset -- Twilight -- Dusk Night Related articles : Belt of Venus Blue hour Golden hour Terminator Daylight Forenoon Noon Afternoon Midnight Midnight sun Polar night Zodiacal light GND : 4521782 - 8 This standards - or measurement - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evening&oldid=843408505 '' Categories : Parts of a day Evening Standards and measurement stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Wikiquote Адыгабзэ ܐܪܡܝܐ تۆرکجه Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Emiliàn e rumagnòl Эрзянь Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Frysk 한국어 Ido Interlingua Italiano עברית Kiswahili Kreyòl ayisyen Latina Lietuvių Lumbaart മലയാളം Bahasa Melayu Nederlands नेपाल भाषा 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Олык марий ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی Română Runa Simi Русский Scots Shqip Simple English سنڌي Slovenčina Soomaaliga Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Татарча / tatarça Türkçe Українська اردو Vepsän kel ' Tiếng Việt Walon ייִדיש 粵語 Žemaitėška 中文 ГӀалгӀай 52 more Edit links This page was last edited on 28 May 2018, at 23 : 45. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when does time change from afternoon to evening
Answer: between sunset and dusk (last light)