What is "civil twilight"

n. The period in which the sun is less than 6° below the horizon in the morning and evening.

Civil twilight is the brightest phase of twilight, when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon.

Civil twilight can also refer to:

• Civil Twilight (band), four-piece rock band originally from Cape Town, South Africa
  • Civil Twilight (album), their debut album
• A song by The Weakerthans from their 2007 album Reunion Tour

Civil Twilight is a four-piece rock band from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of the brothers Andrew and Steven McKeller, plus Richard Wouters, and Kevin Dailey. They are signed to Wind-up Records, and have released three studio albums — their self-titled debut album, Civil Twilight (2010), Holy Weather (2012), and Story of an Immigrant on July 10th 2015.

Civil Twilight is the debut studio album of Civil Twilight. It was officially released 6 April 2010 in South Africa and on 13 April 2010 in the United States and United Kingdom. It features many alternative rock and classical influences. Many have drawn parallels between the band's debut and the early work of U2 along with Muse. Steven McKellar's vocals have been compared to that of Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley. During its original independent release by the band in 2007, the album was originally titled Human.