Daytime vs. Evening — What's the Difference?

On Earth, daytime is the period of the day during which a given location experiences natural illumination from direct sunlight. Daytime occurs when the Sun appears above the local horizon, that is, anywhere on the globe's hemisphere facing the Sun.

Evening is the period of a day from the end of the afternoon to the beginning of night. The exact times when evening begins and ends depend on location, time of year, and culture, but it is generally regarded as beginning when the Sun is low in the sky and lasting until the end of twilight.

The time between sunrise and sunset.

The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night.

Occurring in or appropriate for use during the day

The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

A later period or time

Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.

Chiefly Southern US The time from noon to twilight.

Happening during the day.

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night; same as day, 1; as, during the daytime.

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;

(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

Happening during or appropriate to the day;

A party or gathering held in the evening.

Present participle of even

Present participle of evene

The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.

The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);

A later concluding time period;

The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way;