sundown

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Eid al-Fitr is held on the first day of the 10th month of the calendar marking the end of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to sundown.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

His daily broadcasts last from sunrise to sundown, and they often eclipse a million cumulative viewers.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

So it was to bed well before sundown and up at 4 a.m.—even earlier when daytime temperatures rose into the 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

He was to return to the site after sundown.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park