And does it change throughout the year?

What is early evening? How late can I push it? I need to be somewhere and I was told to arrive late afternoon/early evening. I need to push it as late as possible though. What is the latest that I should arrive where it would still be considered early evening?

As the title says. My daughter and I were having a conversation earlier, and she asked me to order something from Amazon; I was busy so I told her “please remind me this afternoon”. She responded by telling me it is already afternoon (it was 12:10pm). So this made me start to think about times of day and if there is a standard, so I googled it and that was useless because it was kind of all over the place or not specific enough… no real standard definition that I could find.

I would like to preface this by saying this is how I personally reference the different “time periods” throughout the day, it has nothing to do with any proper definitions or scientific research, this is just how I, myself, will reference the different time periods throughout the day :)

So I’m thinking maybe everyone kinda has their own personal “range” they use for specific times of the day? Anyway, I thought it would be fun to see what hours everyone else uses/considers to be morning/noon/afternoon/evening/night/early morning etc or whatever … so here’s mine:

Ok, so to me… (and this is just how I personally define the times of day, when I’m speaking about morning/noon/night etc) goes kind of like this:

morning is like 5am-12pm noon, noon is like 11am-1pm, afternoon is anytime between 1-5pm, evening is between 5-9pm, nighttime is after 9pm til like 2am, then it’s early morning from like 2-5am. So, for example, if it’s like 11am, and I ask my daughter “will you please remind me this afternoon”, I usually mean sometime between 1-3pm, but if I say “will you please remind me later this afternoon” that usually means anytime between 3-5ish pm.

am I psycho? Or does everyone have like a set period of time (in hours) that they kind of use to describe the times of day?

TLDR: What hours of the day do you consider when referencing the different time periods throughout a 24 hour period? For example: Morning/Noon/Afternoon/Evening/Night/Late Night/Early Morning

It seems there are almost no panel shows where comedians and B-list actors come together to chat, answer questions or do stupid things.
like Taskmaster, Would I Lie to You, Wetten, dass..?, etc

We have similar stuff over here, but they’re not referred to as late night, they’re just called chat shows or panel shows, and they tend to be on a Friday and/or Saturday night.

Are the late shows in America on one day a week, or all week? Is there a reason they have to be on late? And how late is late?

Honestly, the whole thing has always baffled and intrigued me.

Hi everyone, looking for some advice from locals or frequent LA travelers.

We’re a family of 3 South Asian women, and this will be our first time in the USA and Los Angeles. We’re flying into LAX around 9pm on May 1, and by the time we clear immigration and baggage, it may be quite late. We’re a bit concerned about safety, especially with a late-night arrival and an early-morning departure later.

Trip plan:

• May 1-4 stay in LA

• May 1: late arrival → want a safe, convenient place to stay

• May 2: light day / city tour (preferably with hotel pickup due to jet lag)

• May 3: Universal Studios (full day)

• May 4: early-morning flight from LAX

We were thinking of staying near LAX so we can use a hotel airport shuttle for late-night arrival and early-morning departure, which feels safer and less stressful than arranging rides at odd hours. However, we’re unsure how safe the LAX area feels at night and whether it will still feel like a “holiday” location.

We’ve seen hotels around El Segundo / Culver Blvd / near the airport that offer free shuttles, but we’re not sure which neighborhoods are best.

Budget: under $400 USD per night (we know it’s a weekend and prices are high).

Questions:

1. Is it generally safe to stay near LAX (El Segundo / Culver Blvd / similar areas), especially for women arriving late at night?

2. Any specific hotel recommendations with good safety and free airport shuttle within our budget?

3. Would it be better to stay somewhere more central (Santa Monica / Hollywood) and deal with a late-night transfer instead?

4. Any other suggestions for a first-time visit to LA with safety as a priority?

Thanks so much in advance - really appreciate any advice!

The US has a lot of time zones, so what time do you all wake up? (Washington time)

I see this a lot in movies and television programmes. Here in my country we don't do midnight snacks because once you have brushed your teeth before bed, we don't eat any more after.

Okay. So I have been having issues with punctuality and time management. All my friends theorize that I am single, only because I am never on time lol. I will plan a date for something mid-evening, for example 8pm (usually on the apps so far, but trying to branch out into cold-approach and mutual friends).

Next thing I know, I have completed a full day of house chores and school/studying, it is already 6:30pm and I haven't eaten or showered, (drinks and games date, not dinner of course), and I'm *almost* done my assignment that is due at midnight. I message the girl asking to postpone until 9, and apologize like hell. 8:00 pm comes and horray! dinner is finally made, and homework is submitted! Eat, shower, get the text at 8:30 "hey just letting you know i'll get be there around 9:15, because of the train schedule". Phew!! This means I have time to shave and pick out my prettiest pants, if I do it quick. Shave, put on various clothes, tell my friends the location in case she turns out to be a serial killer, remember to text to my school groupchat that I submitted the group report, and finally at 9:10 i'm ready to go. Was going to take the train so I could have a couple drinks, but oh well, no time for that anymore, so car it is! Finally I get to the bar at 9:30, and apologize profusely.

After doing this a few times, I realize that all this rushing and disrespect for other people's time could have been avoided by suggesting a 10pm meet up time, instead of 8pm.

However, I feel like an asshole for suggesting a time so late. It gives booty-call vibes, like i'm just trying to smash and dash, while actual good guys who want to get to know girls plan dates at 8pm or earlier. What do you guys think? If I know that a day is going to be very busy and I want to plan a date for that evening, is it valid to suggest 10pm or 11pm to give myself enough time to prepare?

Should I be upfront about this, and say, "I know this looks like a booty-call, but I assure you that it isn't. I genuinely have a very busy day tomorrow, and will be unavailable until 10pm"?

I'm old enough that I've come to terms with the fact that my sleep schedule will always be wacky. I loved walking in Tokyo and parts of Houston and Tunis and NYC and Abu Dhabi in the nights because something was always open - from shopping to eating.

Post-pandemic, however, many American towns have sort of just given up on the 24-hour lifestyle. Surely there are people like me who live and work at night everywhere.

I don't mean exclusively bars like in Louisiana, but night life - is there anywhere in the states of moderate size that have a 24-hour cycle these days?

I have somehow gotten the idea (mostly from Reddit) that americans go to sleep early - they also wake up early and have dinner early. It's like their entire day just works in an earlier schedule than maybe some other countries in the world.

I am from northern Europe so while the spanish habit of eating dinner at 10 PM is a bit extreme, I also think going to bed at 9 or 10 is too early for an adult.

What would you say is the common, traditional way of americans? Of course every single person has a different rythm and habits, but would it be viewed as strange if someone says they go to bed at 9 pm, or would that be considered normal?

From all the tv shows/movies I've seen, I found that Americans say things like Dinner's at 4 or 5 But isn't that late afternoon? Here we usually have dinner at 9 or 10pm and have evening tea at let's say 5. Can anyone tell me if it's really true and explain why?

Edit: If you have dinner at 6 then what do you do till you sleep? Also do all the shops close early too?

For example: In India, we have evening snacks at 5-6 then if we're done at work, we either go to the gym or any activity and have dinner by 9-10. Actually restaurants go on to serve till 11pm. We sleep by 11:30-12am and wake up by 7am next day. But 7-11 is usually the time when people, shop, dine or party, etc. How is this in America?

Hey all! visiting SF with my fiancé for the first time. We were supposed to arrive on a Wednesday morning, but got lucky and changed to an earlier flight landing on a Tuesday night at sfo at 8:30. assuming we check in to our hotel near Chinatown around 9:30 or 10:00, what can we hit up at night on a Tuesday as a first thing to do in the city?? Would love any recs for lounges or restaurants that might be open.

Hello! Canadian here, I've heard lately that in America, people usually eat dinner pretty early, around 6 or 7PM. Is this true? Where I am, we usually eat dinner later (typically 7:30-11PM) so I found this a bit shocking.
I would say more, but my post got taken down for being too long the first time :(

Would 4:30pm be considered weird as a time for dinner for Americans?

In my country, that would be considered super early. I’m curious what time most Americans actually eat dinner, and if it’s different on weekdays versus weekends. Also, do people usually eat alone, with family, or grab something on the go? Would love to hear your typical dinner routines!

We have a nice enough family friend from the States who comes to Ireland every summer, she's nice enough but she has a tendency to arrive at our house late at night without a warning in advance. Today, she arrived at our house at 8:30 p.m and hasn't left. My parents are doctors and need to sleep early, she knows that, yet she arrives at the house pretty late anyways, still hasn't left and got a little upset when my dad suggested we wrap up the conversation they were having (him running his own health centre and such), yet she acted oddly upset at the suggestion. Is it just a vacation thing? Or is this normal in the states?

Does this have to do with the industrial revolution or something? I feel like everything bad does. Maybe because we wake up early in the morning for work?

In Europe - even England - dinner is eaten between 7 and 8, but it's common for dinner to be as late as 9. Most Americans probably eat dinner around 6 or 6:30. Are we just...lame?

EDIT: Seems like this only really applies to southern and Western Europe. I wish I could see a graph of mealtimes, bedtimes, and school/work time for every country!! But when it gets dark plays a large role, as of getting up early for work. I do think the getting up earlier in the USA for work/school is related to the protestant/puritanic values though. Thanks everyone for your perspectives.

EDIT EDIT: Found this map from reddit, nonetheless! Seems to be relatively accurate. I would like to see which countries align with america latitudally and if America has regional differences in mealtimes as well (I'm from the midwest and we are known for eating dinner early AF). Still seems like the majority of Europe eats dinner at least an hour later.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/e00fvl/every_countrys_average_dinner_time_with_family_in/

I’m currently in a grad program which thankfully caters to those who have to work full time, but I got my schedule for the upcoming quarter and I have class until 9:20pm twice a week. I know this isn’t totally abnormal but i already know it’s gonna be tough. how common is it to be on campus until 9:30pm for class in grad programs? does anyone have classes that go later than that? it’s weird because half of me is grateful to be able to work a whole shift before class, but i also am not super stoked to be on campus that late.