civil day

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. day.

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civil day British  

noun

1. another name for calendar day See day

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Etymology

Origin of civil day

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Accordingly, the civil day, by which all the ordinary affairs of life are regulated, begins and ends at midnight, and has its middle or mid-day at noon.

From International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings by Various

Like the lunar year, the lunar month begins for religious purposes with its first lunar day, and for civil purposes with its first civil day.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The day was either civil or natural; the civil day was from midnight to midnight; the natural day was from the rising to the setting of the sun.

From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.

They began and ended their civil day at midnight, and derived this practice from their ancient jurisprudence and rites of religion, established long before they had any idea of the division into hours.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 by Various

That the civil day, based on the Prime Meridian of Greenwich, shall coincide and be one with the Cosmic Day.

From International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings by Various