Night

The scene reads as nighttime with continuing low natural light.

Visual traits

• low natural light
• a nighttime period
• continuing darkness

Expected changes

• A nighttime scene with continuing low natural light is more likely to appear.
• The time is more likely to read as night rather than the transition of dusk.

Definition

Night is a time and light environment with low natural light from after sunset until before dawn. It does not determine visible moon or stars, artificial lighting, weather, place, activity, emotion, or culture.

In more detail

It centers on the continuing low natural light of night. It is distinct from dusk, which is the transition toward night, and does not include that gradual fading transition itself.

Includes

• A nighttime period from after sunset until before dawn.
• A light environment with continuing low natural light.

Excludes

• The fading light transition of dusk.
• Moon, stars, artificial lighting, particular weather, place, activity, emotion, or culture.

What this does not imply

• Visible moon or stars, or artificial lighting.
• Particular weather, place, activity, emotion, or culture.

Variability

The appearance of darkness varies with clouds, region, season, and exposure.

Usage

• Use it for low natural light from after sunset until before dawn.

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify dusk transition, moon or stars, artificial lighting, and weather separately.

Typical uses

• Add low nighttime natural light to an outdoor or indoor scene.

Possible failure modes

• The result reads as dusk transition or dawn.
• Moon, stars, or artificial lighting become mandatory.