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civil day
There are two 12-hour periods, A.M. an P.M., but these are never used astronomically so the 24-hour clock is used.
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sidereal time, sidereal day
1. Time that is measured by the stars rather than by the sun.
2. A unit of time used in astronomy, equal to the period of time in which the earth makes one rotation relative to the stars.
3. The time taken between successive meridian passages of the same star (23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.091 seconds).
2. A unit of time used in astronomy, equal to the period of time in which the earth makes one rotation relative to the stars.
3. The time taken between successive meridian passages of the same star (23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.091 seconds).
The sidereal day is about four minutes shorter than the twenty-four hours of the solar day.
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solar day
The interval between two successive noons.
Since the sun is moving across the sky background at a rate of about one degree per day in an easterly direction, the solar day is slightly longer than the sidereal day; also, the sun's rate of motion varies, and it is greatest at perihelion.
The mean solar day is equal to 24 hours, 3 minutes, 36.555 seconds.
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