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  2. 12-hour clock - Wikipedia

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    In Irish, a.m. and i.n. are used, standing for ar maidin ("in the morning") and iarnóin ("afternoon") respectively. Most other languages lack formal abbreviations for "before noon" and "after noon", and their users use the 12-hour clock only orally and informally.

  3. Noon - Wikipedia

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    Noon (also known as noontime or midday) is 12 o'clock in the daytime. It is written as 12 noon, 12:00 m. (for meridiem, literally 12:00 midday), 12 p.m. (for post meridiem, literally "after midday"), 12 pm, or 12:00 (using a 24-hour clock) or 1200 (military time). Solar noon is the time when the Sun appears to contact the local celestial meridian.

  4. Traditional Chinese timekeeping - Wikipedia

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    The 5 gēngs in the night are numbered from one to five: yì gēng (一 更) (alternately chū gēng for "initial watch"); èr gēng ; sān gēng ; sì gēng ; and wǔ gēng . The 5 gēngs in daytime are named after times of day listed in the Book of Sui , which describes the legendary Yellow Emperor dividing the day and night into ten equal parts.

  5. What Do AM and PM Stand For? - AOL

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    PM stands for “post meridiem,” meaning “after noon” or “after midday,” and as such applies to the times from noon onward. English-speaking countries have been using the “AM” and ...

  6. Dawn - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, Zodiacal Light (or "false dawn") is referred to as False Morning (Subhe-Kazeb, Persian صبح کاذب) and Astronomical dawn is called Sahar (سحر) or True Morning (Subhe-Sadeq, Persian صبح صادق), and it is the time of first prayer of the day, and the beginning of the daily fast during Ramadan. [9]

  7. Golden hour (photography) - Wikipedia

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    More blue light is scattered, so if the sun is present, its light appears more reddish. In addition, the sun's low angle above the horizon produces longer shadows. The term hour is used figuratively; the effect has no clearly defined duration and varies according to season and latitude.

  8. Why do things seem better in the morning? Scientists have ...

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    Dr Feifei Bu, from UCL’s department of behavioural science and health, said: “Our findings suggest that on average, people’s mental health and wellbeing are better in the morning and worst ...

  9. Morning - Wikipedia

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    Morning on a farm in Namibia, just after sunrise. Morning is the period from sunrise to noon.It is preceded by the twilight period of dawn.There are no exact times for when morning begins (also true of evening and night) because it can vary according to one's lifestyle, latitude, and the hours of daylight at each time of year. [1]