Evening
Eveningis the period of adaythat begins at the end ofdaylightand overlaps with the beginning ofnight.[1]It generally indicates the period of time when the sun is close to the horizon and comprises the periods of civil, nautical and astronomicaltwilight.The exact times when evening begins and ends are subjective and depend on location and time of year. It may be used colloquially to include the last waningdaytimeshortly beforesunset.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The word is derived from theOld Englishǣfnung,meaning 'the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset', which originated fromæfnian,meaning "become evening, grow toward evening". The Old Englishæfnianoriginated fromæfen(eve), which meant "the time between sunset and darkness", and was synonymous with even (Old Englishæfen), which meant the end of the day. The use of "evening" dates from the mid 15th century.[3]
Start time
[edit]TheEncyclopædia Britannicadefines evening as varying according to daylight and lifestyle, but says that many people consider it to begin at 4 p.m.[4]
In a social context, theOxford English Dictionarydefines evening as "the time from about 6 p.m., or sunset if earlier".[1]
As such there is no fixed consensus on when the period of evening starts.
Astronomy
[edit]Despite the less favorable lighting conditions foroptical astronomy,evening can be useful for observing objectsorbitingclose to the Sun. Evening (and morning) serves as the optimum time for viewing theinferior planetsVenusandMercury.[5]It is a popular time to hunt forcomets,as theirtailsgrow more prominent as these objects draw closer to the Sun.[6]The evening (and morning) twilight is used to search fornear-Earth asteroidsthat orbit inside the orbit of the Earth.[7]Inmid-latitudes,spring evenings around the time of theequinox―that is,the March onein theNorthern Hemisphereand theSeptember equinoxto thesouth of the equator―are favorable for viewing thezodiacal light.[8][9]
See also
[edit]- Crepuscular– animals that are active primarily in the early morning and the evening
- Dusk
- Evening dress (disambiguation)
- Sunset
- Eve of a feastorvigil
References
[edit]- ^ab"evening, n."oed.Oxford English Dictionary.Retrieved18 September2023.
The close of day, esp. the time from about 6 p.m., or sunset if earlier, to bedtime; the period between afternoon and night.
- ^"evening – Dictionary Definition".
- ^"even – Origin and meaning of even by Online Etymology Dictionary".etymonline.
- ^"Definition of evening in English".Britannica.Britannica.Retrieved17 Sep2023.
- ^Grego, Peter (2008). "Recording Mercury and Venus".Venus and Mercury, and How to Observe Them.Astronomers’ Observing Guides. New York, NY.: Springer. pp. 177–206.doi:10.1007/978-0-387-74286-1_5.ISBN978-0-387-74285-4.
- ^Marsden, B. G. (1994). Milani, Andrea; Di Martino, Michel; Cellino, A. (eds.).Search Programs for Comets.Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1993: Proceedings of the 160th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Belgirate, Italy, June 14-18, 1993. International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 160. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 1.Bibcode:1994IAUS..160....1M.
- ^Ye, Quanzhi; et al. (February 2020)."A Twilight Search for Atiras, Vatiras, and Co-orbital Asteroids: Preliminary Results".The Astronomical Journal.159(2): 70.arXiv:1912.06109.Bibcode:2020AJ....159...70Y.doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab629c.70.
- ^Byrd, Deborah; McClure, Bruce (27 September 2022)."Zodiacal light: All you need to know".EarthSky.Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
- ^Cladera, Antoni."Zodiacal Light: The Definitive Photography Guide".photopills.Retrieved2023-03-14.
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