An interesting thing regarding things taking place 'at night'

Question

Is it true that if you wanted to say 'at night' you would say 'de noche'?

A simple thing I know but one that has obviously slipped past me up to now!

Vivían a campo raso y cuidaban sus rebaños de noche.

The lived out in the open and were tending their flocks at night.

Answer 1

Lucas 2:8 En esa misma región había unos pastores que pasaban la noche en el campo, turnándose para cuidar sus rebaños.

Luke 2:8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

Wow the translation is quite different. - jeezzle, Nov 24, 2010

Answer 2

cuidaban sus rebaños de noche = they were tending their flocks at night.

I think 'de noche' would more correctly be translated as 'by night'. they were tending their flocks by night.

Answer 3

At night is por la noche. As for de noche, de mañana, if they can mean "at night" or "at morning" I am not sure, but I think there is a good chance they can be used like that, however II mostly see them as "lobo de noche" "sol de mañana" and other descriptors.

Edit: google shows that a lot of people use de noche for at night, she does. Google says that, but it's not how I learned it. Por la noche, en la noche is how I learned.