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 View on the bay of Naples, overlooking Mount Vesuvius at 7 : 30 pm local solar / standard time Evening is the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6pm to bedtime. It is a daily astronomic event of variable time period between daytime and night, and the period in which the daylight is decreasing, after the afternoon and before night. There is no exact time for when evening begins and ends ( equally true with night ). Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin shortly before sunset and during twilight ( sunset and twilight vary throughout the year ), lasting until night -- typically astronomical sunset. There can be no precise definition in terms of clock time, but it is socially considered to start around 6 pm. and to last until nighttime or bedtime. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Significance for humans 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Etymology The word is derived from the Old English ǣfnung, meaning `` the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset '', which originated from ' æfnian ' meaning `` become evening, grow toward evening ''. The Old English, ' æfnian ' originated from ' æfen ' ( eve ), which meant ' the time between sunset and darkness ', and was synonymous with even ( Old English æfen ) which meant the end of the day. The use of evening dates from the mid 15th century. Significance for humans Some languages that use the time of day in greeting have a special greeting for evening, such as the English ' good evening '. Typically people do not leave somebody and say `` good evening ''. Good Evening is a greeting. Even if it is n't night yet, when one greets someone, they can greet them with `` good evening '' and when they leave they say `` good night '', rather than saying `` good evening '' as a farewell, despite that it may still be night. Many people greet someone with the shortened ' evening ' rather than ' good evening '. 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. See also Crepuscular -- animals that are active primarily in the early morning and the evening Evening dress ( disambiguation ) Vespers References Jump up ^ https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/evening Jump up ^ https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/evening Jump up ^ https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/london Jump up ^ `` Definition of evening in English ''. Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 January 2016. Jump up ^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/even?ref=etymonline_crossreference Jump up ^ https://www.dealideal.net/single-post/2015/11/23/When-to-say-Good-Morning-Afternoon-Evening-Night-When-do-the-afternoon-end-and-the-evening-start 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=856011558 '' Categories : Parts of a day Evening Standards and measurement stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers All stub articles Talk Contents 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 22 August 2018, at 08 : 43 ( UTC ). 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: what time does afternoon end and evening start
Answer: about 6pm