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:

    “I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    “It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.”
    —Advertisement. Poster in a school near Irving Place, New York City (1983)

    “Let the light be called Day so that men may grow corn or take busses.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)