"astronomical twilight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: astronomical twilights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} astronomical twilight (countable and uncountable, plural astronomical twilights)
  1. The period in which the sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon in the morning and evening. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Translations (period of partial darkness): astronomische schemering [feminine] (Dutch), astronominen hämärä (Finnish), stjörnurökkur [neuter] (Icelandic)

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