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Old December 3rd 18, 03:19 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Paul Schlyter[_3_]
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Default Lat/Long and timekeeping system for Mars

On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 18:00:00 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc
wrote:

Earth's day is 24 hours. Period. Full stop.


Correct. The solar day is 24 solar hours, and the sidereal day is 24
sidereal hours.

Simple, isn't it? All you have to think about is to match your
selected type of day to the appropriate type of hour.