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Chronometry is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping. It should not to be confused with chronology, the science of locating events in time, which often relies upon it.
A day is a unit of time. In common usage, it is an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon of a location, also known as ...
Daylight saving time or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during the lighter months so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one ...
The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day.
A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the lunar phases. Because there are slightly more than twelve lunations in a solar year, the period of 12 lunar months (354.37 days) is ...
Metric time is the measure of time interval using the metric system, which defines the second as the base unit of time, and multiple and submultiple units formed with metric prefixes, such as ...
The minute is a unit of time or of angle. As a unit of time, the minute is equal to 1⁄60 of an hour or 60 seconds. As a unit of angle, the minute of arc is equal to 1⁄60 of a degree or 60 seconds (of ...