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| day |
the period between sunrise and sunset or between two successive nights. [1/5 definitions] |
| morning |
the earliest part of the day, beginning about sunrise and ending about noon. [2/4 definitions] |
| Ramadan |
the daily fasting from sunrise to sunset that is strictly observed during this period. [1/2 definitions] |
| solar day |
in law, the period from sunrise to sunset. [1/2 definitions] |
| summer solstice |
in the Northern Hemisphere, the day on which the period from sunrise to sunset is longest, usu. June 21. |
| sunup |
the approximate time of sunrise. |
| twilight |
the faint light of the sky when the sun is below the horizon either after sunset or just before sunrise. [1/7 definitions] |
| winter solstice |
in the Northern Hemisphere, the day, usu. December 21, on which the period from sunrise to sunset is shortest. |
| zodiacal light |
a faint band of illumination along the ecliptic, often visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise, that is thought to be caused by the reflection of sunlight from a cloud of particles around the sun. |
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