evening star
Sunset's brightest point
The evening star is a bright planet, usually Venus, visible in the western sky just after sunset.
The term contrasts with morning star, which describes the same planet when it appears before sunrise in the eastern sky.
In astrology and some poetic traditions, the evening star carries associations with love, beauty, and the transition from day to night.
We watched the evening star appear as the sky darkened.
Dimming after sundown
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- vesperSunset prayer or planet
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
nightfall · afterglow · sundown · crepuscule · golden hour · blue hour · dimness · darkening
Romantic partners
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
candlelight · dusk · wishing · balcony · sonnet · whisper · embrace · yearning
Official news announcer
- transitionChange from one state
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- omenProphetic indicator
portent · mythology · Ishtar · Aphrodite · Quetzalcoatl · Lucifer · illumination · prophecy
Dawn-announcing celestial body
- orbitCurved celestial path
- solar systemStar and orbiting bodies
- transitMovement between places
- magnitudeSize or scale
celestial · terrestrial · atmosphere · greenhouse effect · sulfuric acid · volcanic · cratered · sidereal
dusk
Dimming after sundown
eventide · nightfall · afterglow · sundown · crepuscule · golden hour · blue hour · dimness · darkening · horizon
lovers
Romantic partners
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
moonlit · candlelight · dusk · wishing · balcony · sonnet · whisper · embrace · yearning · courtship
herald
Official news announcer
- transitionChange from one state
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
omen · portent · mythology · Ishtar · Aphrodite · Quetzalcoatl · Lucifer · illumination · prophecy · reflection
Phosphorus
Dawn-announcing celestial body
- orbitCurved celestial path
- solar systemStar and orbiting bodies
- transitMovement between places
magnitude · celestial · terrestrial · atmosphere · greenhouse effect · sulfuric acid · volcanic · cratered · sidereal · astronomy
celestial navigation
Location-finding via astronomical observation
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
voyage · bearing · nautical · astrolabe · quadrant · compass · chart · latitude · longitude · steering
- VenusAphrodite, love goddess, Roman goddess, Cupid, Eros
- Nightmoon, stars, moonlight, midnight, night sky
- night skystars, moon, constellations, shooting stars, constellation
- spacespace, sun, moon, stars, Earth
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, moonlight
- celestialsun, moon, stars, planet, planets