creating magic items - how long is a "day"?

[GlassJaw]

Stupid question that I probably should know: When creating magic items, is a day considered to be 24 hours or an 8-hour period of time?

 

[dcollins]

24 hours, in which you were able to work 8 of them.

From the SRD:

The caster works for 8 hours each day. He cannot rush the process by working longer each day. But the days need not be consecutive, and the caster can use the rest of his time as he sees fit.

(Note that rulesets before 3.5 were more restrictive, not allowing any other activity after those 8 hours of work were done.)

 

[Sil]

in Eberron, with dedicated wrights, it is a little different.