Definition:Solar Day/Mean
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Definition
The mean solar day is the time interval between two successive meridian transits of the mean sun.
Its duration is exactly $24$ hours.
Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | mean solar day | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 24\) | hours | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 60 \times 24\) | \(\ds = 1440\) | minutes | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 60 \times 60 \times 24\) | \(\ds = 86\, 400\) | seconds |
Also see
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): day
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): day