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)

    “On the day when a young writer corrects his first proof-sheet he is as proud as a schoolboy who has just got his first dose of pox.”
    —Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)

    “It’s an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.”
    —Pete Townshend (b. 1945)