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.

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Famous quotes containing the word day:

    “Let never day nor night unhallowed pass,
    But still remember what the Lord hath done.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I see my light come shining
    From the west unto the east
    Any day now, any day now,
    I shall be released.”
    —Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)

    “We mean to exhibit ourselves here on New Year’s day in homespun [clothing].”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)