twilight
illumination of the Earth's lower atmosphere when the Sun itself is not directly visible because it is below the horizon
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Summary
twilight is a time of day[1]. twilight ranks in the top 8% of time of day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,035 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Followed by: night[3]
- Subclass of: natural phenomenon[4]
- Part of: day[5]
- Commons category: Twilight[6]
- Has part(s): astronomical twilight[7], civil twilight[8], nautical twilight[9], dawn[10], dusk[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Twilight[12]
- Commons gallery: Twilight[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[18]
- Different from: sunset[19], alpenglow[20], afterglow[21]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for twilight include Twilight[22], a novel series[23], written by Stephenie Meyer[24]; The Twilight Zone[25], a television series[26]; and Hämarik[27], an exoplanet[28].
Why It Matters
twilight has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] twilight is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for twilight include Twilight[22], a novel series[23], written by Stephenie Meyer[24]; The Twilight Zone[25], a television series[26]; and Hämarik[27], an exoplanet[28].