Day
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Day
Noun
- The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.
"day and night; I work at night and sleep during the day."
- A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
"I've been here for two days and a bit."
- The time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice; a solar day.
- The time taken for the Earth to make a full rotation about its axis with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal day or stellar day.
- A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
"Your 8am forecast: The high for the day will be 30 and the low, before dawn, will be 10."