dawn on
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The Perseids is active from mid-July to 23 August but the best time to catch the display is between midnight and dawn on 12 and 13 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the incident, which took place before dawn on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Danuta I, a 225-meter natural gas carrier under US sanctions, crossed the Strait of Hormuz at dawn on Friday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Between midnight and dawn on Tuesday, the Earth will pass directly between the sun and the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Our silence screams that we’d all rather be sleeping at the butt-crack of dawn on a Saturday.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
