The tool computes the time period representing the final third of the nighttime hours. Its purpose is to determine the concluding portion of the night, beginning from the local sunset and ending at the local sunrise. For instance, if sunset occurs at 6:00 PM and sunrise at 6:00 AM, the nighttime duration is 12 hours. The concluding third would, therefore, begin at 2:00 AM and end at 6:00 AM.
Accurate determination of this timeframe is important for various reasons including facilitating adherence to certain religious practices, optimizing sleep schedules, and conducting research into circadian rhythms. Historically, estimating this period required manual calculations based on astronomical data. However, modern online tools simplify the process by automatically retrieving sunset and sunrise times for a given location and date, allowing for rapid computation of the specified temporal segment.