How does day and night occur?

... the sky, it is day, and when you don't it is night. So the real question is "why is the Sun in the sky at some times and not at others?" We can see that the Sun seems to move across the sky starting in the east in the morning, moving toward the south at noon, and then toward the west as the day ends. How does this happen? read more

Day and night occur because of the rotation of a planet around its axis. The hemisphere of the planet that faces the sun at a particular moment experiences daylight, while the opposite side experiences darkness. read more

When where you are is pointed toward the Sun, it is day. Then the Earth rotates you away from the Sun, and it is night. read more

Speaking More precisely, when you get involved in a full time Private/Corporate job of around 9–10 hrs per day, then day and night occurs and occurs within blink of an Eye. So yeah don't forget to blink. read more