A. Technically, you can pray the evening service until slightly before dawn (which isn’t the same as sunrise), which can be anywhere from around 4am-7am depending on the time of year. But the Rabbis in the very first Mishna of the entire Talmud encouraged people to do it before midnight – so that we don’t end up missing the deadline. Leaving important matters to 3am is risky business. If it’s 3am and you didn’t pray yet, by all means, go ahead, but we’re not supposed to leave it for then.
