On a related note, a surprising number of countries permit "night vfr": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_VFR

I made one cross-country night flight in a 172 when renewing my US pilot's certificate some years ago. It was on a moonless night across uninhabited Arizona desert and "vfr" was a complete fiction - nothing was visible. I was able to fly reasonably well on instruments (thanks Microsoft!), but my landing on an unlit runway was pretty interesting. It convinced me never to fly at night without an instrument rating.

Mike