The translation of 'at' in Spanish?

Question

The Spanish translation of > He appears **at** night. are given below. Is it correct both to say > El aparece **en** la noche. and/or > El aparece **a** la noche. `en` and `a`, what is the difference between the use of them?

Answer 1

You would say "en la noche" or "por la noche" but NEVER a la noche.

The only time "a" means "at" is when expressing clock time.

For example, "The movie begins at 2:30pm" = "La película empieza a las 2 y media."

In general, "en" is a common preposition used for the following English prepositions:

1. in
2. on
3. at

I hope this helps you! ¡Espero que esta respuesta le ayude!

Cheryl W.