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Twilight
Twilight | | The intervals of incomplete darkness following sunset and preceding sunrise. The time at which evening twilight ends or morning twilight begins is determined by arbitrary convention, and several kinds of twilight have been defined and used; most commonly civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. - Civil Twilight-The period of time before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is not more than 6° below the horizon.
- Nautical Twilight-The period of time before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is not more than 12° below the horizon.
- Astronomical Twilight-The period of time before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is not more than 18° below the horizon.
| source: FAA Aviation Weather for Pilots (AC 00-6A) |
| | The periods of incomplete darkness following sunset and preceding sunrise. Twilight is designated as civil, nautical, or astronomical, as the darker limit occurs when the center of the sun is below the celestial horizon. | source: FAA Flight Navigator's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-18) |
| | The average time of civil twilight, which is the time between civil dawn and sunrise in the morning, and between sunset and civil dusk in the evening. | source: NOAA National Weather Service Glossary |
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