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:

    “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
    Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
    To the last syllable of recorded time,
    And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
    The way to dusty death.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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

    “The day of fire is coming, the thrush
    will fly ablaze like a little sky rocket....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)