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Sunset (or sundown) is the disappearance of the Sun at the end of the Sun path, below the horizon of the Earth (or any other astronomical object in the Solar System) due to its rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it is a phenomenon that happens approximately once every 24 hours, except in areas close to the poles .
All Islamic observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted. Holidays for 1441 (2019-2020)
Twilight occurs according to the solar elevation angle θ s, which is the position of the geometric center of the Sun relative to the horizon. There are three established and widely accepted subcategories of twilight: civil twilight (nearest the horizon), nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight (farthest from the horizon).
A clear convention may be legally defined or culturally promulgated. For example, the Hebrew calendar associates the start of a new day with sundown and midnight being a relative hour falling six hours after sundown. [6]: 25 Similarly, in traditional Arabic time at sunset, which marked the start of each new day, clocks were reset to 12:00.
Rabbeinu Tam (and many other Rishonim) say that there are two times called "sundown": Pesachim describes the actual sundown (four mil before nightfall), while Shabbat 34b describes a time 3/4 mil before nightfall. [1] These lead to different opinions on the length of bein hashemashot. According to the Geonim, nightfall is 13½-18 minutes after ...
My brain was always occupied with thoughts like: If I start skipping the granola and fruit with my yogurt tomorrow, maybe the number on the scale will drop. The effects on my mood were undeniable ...
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— Gabrielle Zevin, “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” ... “When twilight drops her curtain down and pins it with a star, remember that you have a friend though she may wander far ...