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unit of time lasting 24 hours, derived from the period of Earth's rotation about its axis From Wikiquote, the free quote compendium
A day, commonly understood as a solar day, is the time it takes for the Earth to make one rotation with respect to the Sun, measured from local noon to the following local noon. The word day may also refer to a day of the week or to a calendar date, as in answer to the question "On which day?" Day also refers to the part of the day that is not night — also known as 'daytime'. The life patterns of many species are co-ordinated with Earth's solar day and the cycle of day and night. In one day there is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.9990358 seconds and 0.9642 milliseconds
Days of the week |
Sunday · Monday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Saturday |
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