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daylight
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thumb|upright=1.2|World map showing the areas of Earth receiving daylight around 1:00 pm UTC in April
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- Instance of
- natural resource
- Part of
- sunlight
- Has part
- diffuse sky radiation
- Has use
- solar power
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thumb|upright=1.2|World map showing the areas of Earth receiving daylight around 1:00 pm UTC in April
Daylight is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight during the daytime. This includes direct sunlight, diffuse sky radiation, and (often) both of these reflected by Earth and terrestrial objects, like landforms and buildings. Sunlight scattered or reflected by astronomical objects is generally not considered daylight. Therefore, daylight excludes moonlight, despite it being reflected indirect sunlight.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “daylight” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.