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:

    “He makes a July’s day short as December,
    And with his varying childness cures in me
    Thoughts that would thick my blood.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “But the tender grace of a day that is dead
    Will never come back to me.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “Tomorrow, you’re always a day away.”
    —Martin Charnin (b. 1934)