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:

    “The end crowns all;
    And that old common arbitrator, Time,
    Will one day end it.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The first day a man is a guest, the second a burden, the third a pest.”
    —Edouard Laboulaye (1811–1883)

    “The day people stop looking out for themselves first will be the end of the world.”
    —Chinese proverb.