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---"But Dark"

No. The Dark type is not about night-time or darkness as an element.
The Dark type (which in japanese is essentially called "Evil type") is all about dirty moves, sneaky tactics, shady tricks, or just unfair attacks like biting.
Even when you look at the description of that one Dark move that seems like it is an elemental darkness move, Dark Pulse, you find out it's about giving off an aura of horrible thoughts, not attacking with darkness.

---Light and Darkness

and that's why I'm always arguing against "Light" type ideas. Because most who suggest it, do it based on the assumption that the english name for Dark type is to be taken literally and hence want to give it a proper counterpart.

But if I add an actual type about elemental darkness, a type about light suddenly makes sense as well.
Hence Night and Sun types.

(unfortunately it doesn't go well along with my other type retcons, due to quite some overlap, in particular with Cosmic)

---Lycanroc Dusk/Twilight?

It's not a night-focused form. And twilight is still some sunlight, so the solution is simply have it be Rock/Sun as well, or just pure Rock :'D
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I understand your point towards a Sun/Day type instead of a Light type, but you have to know that a Light has much more reasons to be added rather than a Sun type.
First, a Light type would NOT be the counterpart of Dark type, because as you explained, Dark type is actually Evil type, but in the same way that Fairy is strong against Dark even though the fairy myths and legends aren't exactly about "nice creatures" (Actually fairies were mostly portrated as evil and/or mischievious beings, Disney fault for making them look nice and cute) I think its fair for Light to be strong against Dark, because that's just Gamefreak style.
And the second reason is that there are just soooo many Pokemon and moves that just scream Light type, literally every single thing you mentioned for the Sun type plus Necrozma (seriously Psychic is nonsensical), Lanturn, Ampharos, Xurkitree, Illumise, Volbeat, Lumineon, Gigalith, Zebstrika, Shiinotic, Tail Glow, Flash Cannon, Light of Ruin, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Moonlight, Photon Geyser, Spotlight, etc