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Dusk in Porto Covo, west coast of Portugal

Dusk is the period following twilight

Dusk outside a plane on cruise.

Dusk is the beginning of darkness in the evening. It is often confused with sunset, which is the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon. The sky generally remains bright and blue for some time after the sun sets. This period is known as twilight. Dusk is the end of the evening civil twilight.

[edit] See also

• Twilight
• Sunset
• Dawn
• Evening

v • d • e Parts of a day Dawn–Twilight–Sunrise • Morning • Noon • Afternoon • Evening • Sunset–Twilight–Dusk • Night • Midnight Related articles: Blue hour · Terminator · Daytime · White nights