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The afternoon is the time between 1 to 5 pm, the Evening is the part between 5 to 7 pm, and Night is the time from 9 to 4 pm. Afternoon= anything between 12:00 pm and 4:59 pm. Evening= anything after 5:00 pm. Daily greetings are also said or set according to the time part, such as if it is 11 am, we greet a person with “Good morning”, and ...
Noon is at 12:00 PM. Afternoon is from 12:01 PM to around 5:00 PM. Evening is from 5:01 PM to 8 PM, or around sunset. Night is from sunset to sunrise, so from 8:01 PM until 5:59 AM. This is just a general outline - it's more common to categorize these times based upon one's activities. For example, we eat breakfast in the morning and dinner in ...
There is no strict agreement on what "afternoon" and "evening" mean. But generally, "afternoon" refers to the time between 12 p.m. (noon) and 6 p.m. I don't think the sun being out or not has much bearing beyond standard time changing to daylight savings time and back. Some people might prefer to say evening starts when the sun goes down.
The evening, meaning the end of the day, doesn't have a fixed time. It is defined as that period between late afternoon and night; for some that means the period of dusk, or twilight, from sundown ...
The easiest way to explain, I guess, would be to compare in the evening -> time of day vs on the evenings -> date. NB: there is no "s" in "in the evening", because it's a time frame not a series of dates. I see two considerations worth examination. One, there is a distinction between "on an occasion" and "in a period".
Sunday is understood to be a particular place in the week or in calendar time, hence on. On June 24th. On Sunday. Sunday evening and Sunday can both be fluid in their meaning, referring to either a duration of time: We waited for your call all Sunday evening. We waited for your call all evening, Sunday. We waited for your call all day, Sunday.
Notice: We have in the morning and on Monday but we say on Monday morning, not in Monday morning, and so on. When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on: She runs next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday) / He leaves us every Easter. (not at every Easter) / I See you this evening. (not in this evening) Look at these examples for ...
Jul 17, 2014 at 8:33. 1. In Australia you'd only say "good morning" (a) if it actually is morning, (b) if you've not yet realised it's actually afternoon, or (c) ironically, if someone was expected in the morning but arrived after noon. – nnnnnn. Dec 19, 2014 at 11:46.
To a large extent the start of 'evening' is a matter of opinion or convention. The Oxford Dictionaries say that it 'usually' starts at 'about' 6 PM. Note the lack of a definite rule. Evening. NOUN. 1 The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime. it was seven o'clock in the evening. Evening (Lexico)
You could say “the Monday after next” (another situation where “the” is acceptable). “During” is often used for a period of time that lasts for a while- e.g. “during the last week of February” or “during the day” (meaning “in the daytime/morning hours”) or “during the hour from 2-3 PM” or “during the twenty-first century”.