How long does it take to go dark after sunset?

By Laura S. Harris
Jun 7, 2021

between 60-100 minutes. So how long after sunset does it get dark? It typically takes between 60-100 minutes to get dark after sunset. However, the time it takes differs across the continents on earth. Equally, several other factors influence the onset of darkness after sunset.

Is light still after sunset?

You can define twilight simply as the time of day between daylight and darkness, whether that's after sunset, or before sunrise. ... We have twilight because Earth has an atmosphere. Some light scatters through small particles in the atmosphere – so there's still some light in the sky even after the sun has gone down.

Does it get darker through the night?

During the day, sunlight floods our atmosphere in all directions, with both direct and reflected sunlight coming to us from everywhere we can see. At night, the sunlight doesn't flood the atmosphere, and so it's dark everywhere in the sky that there isn't a point of light at, like a star, planet, or the Moon.

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References

• https://www.astronomyscope.com (Jun 27, 2021) How Long After Sunset Does It Get Dark [Here's How To Find Out]
• https://earthsky.org (Mar 25, 2019) What exactly is twilight? | Earth | EarthSky
• https://www.forbes.com (Aug 20, 2019) Why Is The Sky Dark At Night? - Forbes