Day

Day

A day is a unit of time. In common usage, it is an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon of a location, also known as daytime. The period of time measured from local noon to the following local noon is called a solar day.

Read more about Day.

Famous quotes containing the word day:

    “Between extremities
    Man runs his course;
    A brand, or flaming breath,
    Comes to destroy
    All those antinomies
    Of day and night....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)