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:

    “Hold back thy hours, dark Night, till we have done;
    The Day will come too soon.
    Young maids will curse thee, if thou steal’st away
    And leav’st their losses open to the day.
    Stay, stay, and hide
    The blushes of the bride.”
    —Francis Beaumont (1584-1616)

    “If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.”
    —Henry Miller (1891–1980)

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