The afternoon light is fading and there's important work to be done today.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was dressed in golden armour that glittered in the dull afternoon light.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
But the long afternoon light that spilled from a different sun filled my eyes and made my heart lurch.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The afternoon light, slowly fading, turned pinkish near the horizon.
Reeves, Robert DOUBTING THOMAS (2001)