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civil twilight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon in the morning and evening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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  • Dutch: burgerlijke schemering — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon
  • Finnish: porvarillinen hämärä — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon
  • German: bürgerliche Dämmerung — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon
  • Icelandic: almannarökkur — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon
  • Japanese: 市民薄明 (shimin hakumei) — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon
  • Korean: 시민박명 (siminbangmyeong) — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon
  • Russian: гражданские сумерки (graždanskije sumerki) — period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon