How to Use solar day in a Sentence
solar day
noun-
The length of a solar day, measured by the time between the sun’s passage of any particular point in the sky, is rarely 24 hours precisely.
—
Scott Dance,
baltimoresun.com,
2018-06-13
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Since official records began in 1973, Earth's solar day has been steadily lengthening, mostly due to the moon.
—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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