Because the Earth has an atmosphere. The sunlight refracts, diffracts and diffuses (bends and is spread out) by particles and the gases of the atmosphere. The light is still substantial even when the center of the sun is 10 degrees below the horizon. This is also why night comes much quicker in low latitudes (near the equator) than in high latitudes (near the poles).
No, nouns can also have antonyms: day/night, light/darkness,...
a few minutes--it takes longer to adjust to darkness than to adjust to light fun fact: people who lack vitamin A often suffer from night blindness
When the earth rotates we go around the Sun and the moon. That means that the reflection of the Sun light and the Moons light makes it light and dark with out this system we wouldn't have what we caal night and day.
Well they are factors to consider. * day doesnt simply turn into night and vice versa. * the earth rotates on its axis every 24hrs. * Sunrise and sunset times are dependent on the latitude and longitudinal co-ordinates of your position. * the time of year being considered, i.e days are longer in summer than in winter however the safest answer to provide is that from the peak of night at 00.00 to the peak of daytime 12.00, the time it takes to turn from night to day is 12 hours.
The Starry NIght is a landscape painting, full of feeling. The scream has a person in the center, expressing very strong feelings.
Twilight is the time of day that falls between sunrise, or sunset, and full night.
"Night" is a noun. It refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
The hours of darkness is commonly known as 'Night' or 'Night-time'.
Twilight is the time of day between daylight and darkness, occurring shortly before sunrise or after sunset. It is characterized by a dim light in the sky and is often considered a transitional period between day and night.
dusk, night, sunset, twilight, sundown, close of day
sunset, dusk, nightfall, sundown, dimness, night, afterglow, decline, evening
Shabbat (Hebrew for 'Sabbath') begins slightly before sunset on Friday afternoon, and ends after twilight on Saturday night.
The homonym for night is knight. Night refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise, while knight refers to a medieval noble warrior.
Night is the period of time between sunset and sunrise.
A Russian White Night is in the summer months when the night is not totally dark but rather a twilight type of darkness. It doesn't really get dark at night.
"Night" typically refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise, when it is dark and people usually sleep. It can also symbolize mystery, introspection, and the unknown.