dusk to dawn
Twilight through sunrise
Dusk to dawn describes the period from evening twilight through the night until morning light returns—essentially, the hours of darkness.
The phrase commonly modifies things that operate or occur throughout the night: a dusk-to-dawn light turns on automatically when darkness falls and off at sunrise.
A dusk-to-dawn curfew restricts movement during nighttime hours.
The phrase can also work as an adverb: The party lasted dusk to dawn.
- campfiresOutdoor fires for gatherings
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- moonriseMoon appearing over horizon
- witching hourTime of supernatural activity
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
golden hour · overnight · twilight · circadian rhythm · aurora borealis · predawn · first light · stargazing · liminality · lunar phases · small hours · evening · sleep cycles · night shifts · transition · nightlife · bonfires · meteor shower
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- nonstop24/7, always, around the clock, constant, continuous
- dawn termssunrise, daybreak, first light, cockcrow, twilight
- overnight thingssleepover, overnight stay, overnight bag, overnight guest, overnight parking
dusk to dawndawn to dusk
Full span of daylight
sunrise to sunset · daylight hours · daytime · the day · daylight
dusk, dawn, dusks, dusky, duskier, duskiest, duskiness, dawns, dawning