adjective satellite (s)

• overtaken by night or darkness(adj.all)

  Example:
  Benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home.
  

  Synonym:
  nighted
  

  source: wordnet30
• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture(adj.all)

  Example:
  This benighted country.
  Benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
  

  Synonym:
  dark
  

  source: wordnet30