Civil Day (Noun)
Meaning
A day reckoned from midnight to midnight.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- A civil day is a 24-hour period that typically begins and ends at midnight for a specific time zone.
- According to standard practice, a civil day is from midnight to midnight, exactly 24 hours long.
- The astronomers defined a civil day as 24 times 3,600 seconds, with no reference to Earth's rotation.
- For official purposes, countries conventionally define a civil day from midnight to midnight to avoid confusion.
- The length of a civil day is calculated as a fixed period from midnight to midnight, with 86,400 seconds.