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During the equinox, there is an equal amount of day and night. By dividing each into 12 (possibly for the Zodiac or the number of the major Olympian gods), they determined the 24 hour clock. In actuality, a day is not 24 hours, but 23.934 hours. That's where Feb 29th comes in.
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What deos hour mean?
# hours The time of day determined on a 24-hour basis: 1730 hours is 5:30 p.m.
What fraction of the day is a hour and half an hour?
Since a day has 24 hours, each hour is 1/24 of a day.
What fraction of a day is 1 hour?
1 hour is 1/24 of a day.
What fraction of a day is 1 hour of lunchtime?
It is 0.04166... recurring of a 24-hour day.
How much is a half of an hour equal to how much of a day?
Half of an hour = 1/2 hour...(1) Hours in a day = 24 hours and 1 hour = 1/24 day...(2) From the above two results, we get Half of an hour = (1/2)/24 day = 1/48 day
What does from Sunday to yesterday mean?
Yesterday means the 24-hour calender day before the current 24-hour day calender day
How many hour is in a day?
24 hours
Who invented 24 hour time?
The Ancient Egyptians invented the 24 hour day.
What fraction of the day is one hour?
1/24 - 24 hours in a day
What percent is 1 hour to 1 day?
there are 24 hours in a day, so 1 hour is 1/24 of a day which is approximately 4.167 percent.
What do you call hour of the day?
24 hours a day
What fraction of a day is you hour?
1/24, and that is not just me hour.
