Sentence examples for civil day from inspiring English sources

In Babylonia, for example, the astronomical day was divided differently than the civil day, which, as in other ancient cultures, was composed of "watches".

In Babylonia, for example, the astronomical day was divided differently than the civil day, which, as in other ancient cultures, was composed of "watches". The length of the watches was not constant but varied with the season, the day watches being the longer in summer and the night watches in the winter.

Throughout most of the 19th century, civil life was regulated by the civil day, starting and ending at midnight.

'TORN IN TWO: THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL WAR' (Tuesday; display continuing Friday through April 28) For an exhibition consisting largely of maps, pictures are worth a thousand words.

To win back conservative Kurdish votes that were going to Erdogan, pro-Kurdish party supporters began opening Islamic associations and organizing "civil Friday prayers," in which the language of sermons was Kurdish.

New-York New-York Historical SocietyerformAnce, and the Civil War (Friday and Tuesday) On Friday at 6:30 Pop., the PerformanceMissy Modell will andear in a free performance.

'The Civil War' (Friday, and Sunday through Thursday) The bloody battles of American history may not seem to lend themselves to a musical, but in this case Theatreworks USA is using mostly traditional songs from the period itself.

Manhattan During the War of 1812, the Revolution and Civil War (Saturday and Sunday) Sponsored by NYC Discovery Tours, this Lower Manhattan tour stops at sites associated with noted individuals, including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, and events like the Draft Riots of 1863.

'TORN IN TWO: The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War' (Friday and Saturday) This is the last weekend to see this exhibition of maps and photographs commemorating the 150th anniversary of the start of the war.

I stayed on the road, covering civil rights day and night.

This survey is performed regularly (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005) on a representative sample of French adolescents during a "civil service" day for all French subjects aged 17 and 18.