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day

Also known as days, Earth day

A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This daily cycle drives circadian rhythms in many organisms, which are vital to many life processes.

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A day is the 24-hour period it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation relative to the Sun, during which a location experiences morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This daily cycle is important because it drives circadian rhythms in many organisms, which are essential to vital life processes.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: non-SI unit mentioned in and accepted with the SI
Subclass of: time interval
Part of: week
Has part: sunrise
Image: GreenwUhrWelt.jpg
Said to be same as: nychthemeron
Has parts of class: time of day

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Commons category: Day
topic's main category: Category:Days
Commons gallery: Day
conversion to SI unit: 86400
Wikidata time precision: 11
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
unit symbol: 日
equivalent class: dati.beniculturali.it/cis/Day
Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q573 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)
subdivision of this unit: hour
conversion to standard unit: 24
different from: calendar day
exact match: www.w3.org/TR/owl-time/#time:unitDay
topic has template: Template:Parts of a day
P8168: Jee Yong-ju

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Etymology
Definitions
Apparent and mean solar day
Civil day
Sidereal day{{anchor|Extraterrestrial bodies}}
In the International System of Units
In decimal and metric time
Other definitions
Variations in length
Geological day lengths
Boundaries
Parts
Daytime
Twilight
Night
In other cultures
See also
References
External links

A collection of sequential days is organized into calendars as dates, almost always into weeks, months and years. A solar calendar organizes dates based on the Sun's annual cycle, giving consistent start dates for the four seasons from year to year. A lunar calendar organizes dates based on the Moon's lunar phase.

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