afterglow

whitish or rosy light during twilight or after sunset
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afterglow

Summary

afterglow is a natural phenomenon[1]. afterglow draws 919 Wikipedia views per month (natural_phenomenon category, ranking #11 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • afterglow's instance of is recorded as natural phenomenon[3].
  • afterglow followed sunset[4].
  • afterglow is a type of atmospheric optical phenomenon[5].
  • afterglow is part of dusk[6].
  • afterglow's Commons category is recorded as Afterglow[7].
  • afterglow is the opposite of red sky at morning[8].
  • afterglow's has cause is recorded as Sun[9].
  • afterglow's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[10].
  • afterglow's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • afterglow's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • afterglow's different from is recorded as sunset[13].
  • afterglow's different from is recorded as alpenglow[14].

Body

Definition and Type

afterglow's instance of is recorded as natural phenomenon[3]. afterglow is a type of atmospheric optical phenomenon[5]. afterglow is the opposite of red sky at morning[8].

Use and Application

afterglow is part of dusk[6].

Influence

Things named for afterglow include Typhoon Noul[15].

Why It Matters

afterglow draws 919 Wikipedia views per month (natural_phenomenon category, ranking #11 of 50).[2] afterglow has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] afterglow is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for afterglow include Typhoon Noul[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Yzarg · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of dusk
    Subclass of
    Different from sunset, alpenglow
    Part of
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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