Dictionary term
Dusk
Direct answer
Dusk is the evening transition from sunset toward darkness as atmospheric scattered sunlight fades.
Dusk is the fading twilight after sunset.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Also appears in
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Dusk as a general term and name civil, nautical, or astronomical dusk in precise almanac output.
- Do not use it for
- Do not assume dusk brightness from time alone; clouds, snow, Moon, and urban lighting can dominate visibility.
- Reference category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Related terms
- Dawn, Civil Dawn, Astronomical Season, Equinox
The story behind Dusk
Traditional day boundaries often used sunset or visible darkness, while modern tables define repeatable solar angles.
Dusk in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, dusk can support closure and rest without making fading light a prediction.
The Great Almanac frames Dusk with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Dusk in the Bible
This is a factual calendar, astronomy, Earth-science, cultural-history, or observational reference. It can support wonder and practical planning without becoming a claim of fate, spiritual causation, or private revelation.
Dusk in numerology
Dusk is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Dusk matters
Different activities use different dusk thresholds, from civil lighting rules to astronomical observing darkness.
Example in a reading: Civil dusk occurs before nautical dusk and astronomical dusk on a normal mid-latitude evening.
Interpretive caution: Do not assume dusk brightness from time alone; clouds, snow, Moon, and urban lighting can dominate visibility.
How Dusk is used in a reading
Use Dusk as a general term and name civil, nautical, or astronomical dusk in precise almanac output.
Where interpretation stops
Dusk is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- U.S. Naval Observatory: Rise, Set, and Twilight Definitions - Official definitions used for sunrise, sunset, refraction, and twilight calculations.
- NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory: Solar Calculator Glossary - NOAA definitions for solar geometry, atmospheric refraction, and civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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