Write "last night" and "yesterday" in the journal for a day that starts at dawn

The journal says something happened "today" at one in the morning although the player has already slept, or "yesterday" for something a few hours old. Here is how to word elapsed time from the number of ticks so that the night belongs to the day it began in.

Why this works

People feel a day as one stretch of being awake, so the night belongs to the day that came before the sleep. Counting days from the morning, not from the calendar's midnight, makes the words match what the player remembers.

When not to use it

Skip it when the game never lets the player sleep or when time is shown as a clock and a date. Then plain dates or hours are clearer than soft words. Also skip it when many time zones are involved, as for several players.

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