the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes, The region or place where the sun rises; the east_ as, to travel toward the sunrise, figuratively Any great awakening, adjective_ Pertaining to an unusually early time of day, of an industry or technology; new and developing

The direction along a meridian 90ø clockwise from east; the direction to the right of sunrise, The set of developing nations of the world, largely located to the south of the developed nations of the Northern Hemisphere, The wind that blows from the south, adjective_ Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern, Of or pertaining to the south; southern, Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic, adverb_ Toward the south; southward, Downward, In an adverse direction or trend, verb_ To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south, astronomy To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line, intransitive verb_ To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south, (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon

The period of light between dawn and nightfall; the interval from sunrise to sunset, The 24-hour period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis, traditionally measured from midnight to midnight

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

Twelve o'clock in the daytime; midday, The ninth hour of the day according to Roman and ecclesiastical reckoning, namely the ninth hour from sunrise, or the middle hour between midday and sunset?that is, about 3 p. m.; later, the ecclesiastical hour of nones, at any time from midday till the ninth hour, The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime, adjective_ Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional, obsolete No. See the Note under No, intransitive verb_ To take rest and refreshment at noon