What is twilight?

Twilight is when the sky changes color from day to night, like a painter switching colors on a canvas.

Imagine you're playing outside, and the sun starts to go down behind the hill. The light gets softer, not as bright anymore, it's like your favorite lamp turning from full brightness to a gentle glow. That’s twilight, the time between day and night when the sky turns pretty colors like pink or orange.

The sun is still up, but it's lower in the sky. The light has to travel farther through the air to reach you, which makes it look warmer and softer. It’s kind of like when you put a glass of water between your face and a bright light, the light looks different because it had to go through something on its way.

During twilight, you can still see things clearly enough to play or read a book. But as time goes on, the sky gets darker, and night comes in, just like when your room gets dark after you turn off the lights.