Night

Night or nighttime is the time when the Sun is not in the sky. 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.

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. During a solar eclipse it is also partially night because the Sun is blocked out by the Moon.

Night is period between dusk until dawn.

Related pages
 Light pollution
 Polar night

References

Category:Parts of a day