Morning is the period from sunrise to noon. Morning precedes afternoon, evening, and night in the sequence of a day. Originally, the term referred to sunrise. English, unlike some other languages, has separate terms morning food in usa “morning” and “tomorrow”, despite their common root.

Some languages that use the time of day in greeting have a special greeting for morning, such as the English good morning. The appropriate time to use such greetings, such as whether it may be used between midnight and dawn, depends on the culture’s or speaker’s concept of morning. Many people greet someone with the shortened ‘morning’ rather than ‘good morning’. It is used as a greeting, never a farewell, unlike ‘good night’ which is used as the latter. To show respect, one can add the addressee’s last name after the salutation: Good morning, Mr. Morning prayer is a common practice in several religions.

The morning period includes specific phases of the Liturgy of the Hours of Christianity. For some, the word morning may refer to the period immediately following waking up, irrespective of the current time of day. This modern sense of morning is due largely to the worldwide spread of electricity, and the independence from natural light sources. The morning period may be a period of enhanced or reduced energy and productivity. The ability of a person to wake up effectively in the morning may be influenced by a gene called “Period 3”. This gene comes in two forms, a “long” and a “short” variant.