sunset
daily disappearance of the Sun below the western half of the horizon
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Summary
sunset is a time of day[1]. sunset draws 7,078 Wikipedia views per month (time of day category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: astronomical phenomenon[3]
- Follows: evening[4]
- Followed by: night[5], afterglow[6], dusk[7]
- Subclass of: objectset[8]
- Part of: day[9]
- Commons category: Sunsets[10]
- Opposite of: sunrise[11]
- Color: sunset[12]
- Unicode character: 🌇[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sunsets[14]
- Commons gallery: Sunset[15]
- Different from: Sonnenuntergang[16], Sunset[17], afterglow[18], twilight[19], alpenglow[20]
- Hashtag: Sunset[21], Sonnenuntergang[22]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for sunset include Sunset Boulevard[23], a street[24], in United States[25]; Sunset Limited[26], a named passenger train service[27], in United States[28], founded in 1894[29]; and sunset[30], a color[31].
Why It Matters
sunset has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] sunset is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for sunset include Sunset Boulevard[23], a street[24], in United States[25]; Sunset Limited[26], a named passenger train service[27], in United States[28], founded in 1894[29]; and sunset[30], a color[31].