The middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night, The middle of the night_ the moment of time, which is equidistant between sunset and sunrise, Intense darkness or gloom, adjective_ Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night

The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness, The period between dusk and midnight of a given day, A time or condition of gloom, obscurity, ignorance, or despair,