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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Nautical Twilight Nautical Twilight The term 'Nautical Twilight' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The time after civil twilight, when the brighter stars used for celestial navigation have appeared and the horizon may still be seen. It ends when the center of the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon, and it is too difficult to perceive the horizon, preventing accurate sighting of stars'. Previous 5 Terms: Natural uranium Naturalness Nautical Dawn Nautical Dusk nautical mile Next 5 Terms: nautics navicular naviform Navigable waters Navigation Methods About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.