Those are logical definitions, but that doesn’t mean they are accurate. Evening is the early part of night, it’s not allocated an exact quarter of the day/night cycle. No one says 10 pm or midnight is the evening.
Sorry, but I’m going to have to sic wikipedia on you. Sorry.
Evening is the period of a day that begins at the end of daylight and overlaps with the beginning of night.[1] It generally indicates the period of time when the sun is close to the horizon and comprises the periods of civil, nautical and astronomical twilight. The exact times when evening begins and ends are subjective and depend on location and time of year. It may be used colloquially to include the last waning daytime shortly before sunset.[2]
See this is interesting because I use the words “evening” and “night” interchangeably. I’m from (broadly) northern Ohio.
If I’m greeting someone, “good morning” is from the time I wake up until noon, “good afternoon” from noon until the sun goes down or it’s 7pm or so, and “good evening” at any other time. It could be 3am, and if I’m meeting someone, I’d say “good evening.”
“Good night” is when you’re leaving. “Have a good night.”
But night time is when it’s dark and evening is generally the same time.
Those are logical definitions, but that doesn’t mean they are accurate. Evening is the early part of night, it’s not allocated an exact quarter of the day/night cycle. No one says 10 pm or midnight is the evening.
Sorry, but I’m going to have to sic wikipedia on you. Sorry.
See this is interesting because I use the words “evening” and “night” interchangeably. I’m from (broadly) northern Ohio.
If I’m greeting someone, “good morning” is from the time I wake up until noon, “good afternoon” from noon until the sun goes down or it’s 7pm or so, and “good evening” at any other time. It could be 3am, and if I’m meeting someone, I’d say “good evening.”
“Good night” is when you’re leaving. “Have a good night.” But night time is when it’s dark and evening is generally the same time.