Why was it said that"The sun never set on the British empire" ?

The saying "The sun never sets on the British Empire" means that the British Empire was once so expansive that there was always some part of it that was sunny. ... Thus, the idea that the sun never set was true, in a way: some part of the Empire was always experiencing daylight.

The saying "The sun never sets on the British Empire" means that the British Empire was once so expansive that there was always some part of it that was sunny. ... Thus, the idea that the sun never set was true, in a way: some part of the Empire was always experiencing daylight.