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)

    “Some day I’ll claim to you how all used up
    I am because of you but in the meantime the ride
    Continues. Everyone is along for the ride,
    It seems. Besides, what else is there?”
    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)

    “Rejoice with the day lily for it is born for a day to live by the mailbox and glorify the roadside”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)