Dusk vs. Sunset — What's the Difference?

Dusk is the time after sunset where there's residual light.

Sunset is the moment the sun disappears below the horizon.

Dusk is a transitional period between day and night.

Sunset signifies the end of the day.

Dusk often symbolizes endings or transitions.

Sunset often displays a variety of colors.

Dusk includes various stages like civil, nautical, and astronomical dusk.

Sunset can be a time for reflection or relaxation.

Dusk can also be an adjective in the form "dusky."

Sunset can be used in compound terms like "sunset-colored."

A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight.

Sunset, also known as sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon due to Earth's rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth (except the North and South poles), the equinox Sun sets due west at the moment of both the Spring and Autumn equinox.

Dusk occurs at the darkest stage of twilight, or at the very end of astronomical twilight after sunset and just before night. At predusk, during early to intermediate stages of twilight, enough light in the sky under clear conditions may occur to read outdoors without artificial illumination; however, at the end of civil twilight (when Earth rotates to a point at which the center of the Sun's disk is 6° below the local horizon), such lighting is required to read outside.

The event or time of the disappearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it sets below the horizon.

The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

The sky as the sun sets

Tending to darkness; dusky.

A decline or final phase

To become or make dark or dusky.

(Law) The automatic expiration of a statutory provision on a previously established date, in the absence of reauthorization

A darkish colour.

(Law) Providing for an automatic expiration.

The condition of being dusky; duskiness

To expire on a previously established date, as a statutory provision.

(intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.

To provide for the expiration of (a program or agency) by means of a sunset provision.

(transitive) To make dusk.

The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.

The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.

Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.

(attributively) A set termination date.

A darkish color.

The region where the sun sets; the west.

To make dusk.

To phase out.

To grow dusk.

The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.

The time of day immediately following sunset;

Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.

The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

The daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

Of a declining industry or technology;

Providing for termination;

Dusk is the period following sunset where the sky remains illuminated.

Yes, into civil, nautical, and astronomical dusk.

It marks the end of the daytime.

Photography, firefly watching, stargazing.

Photography, romantic dinners, reflection.

Sunset is the moment the sun disappears below the horizon.

Generally, yes, it's an outdoor, natural event.

Yes, dusk is a period of time, while sunset is a moment.

No, dusk follows after sunset.

Blues, purples, and grays.

It's a transitional time between day and night.

No, sunset is a singular event.

Oranges, pinks, and reds.

Yes, if you have a good view of the horizon.

Yes, they can symbolize endings, transitions, or beauty.