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This template converts a time from 24-hour to 12-hour format. It accepts one optional unnamed parameter. If the parameter is absent or neither a valid time nor number, the template returns the UTC at the time the page was generated.
A number of countries, particularly English speaking, use the 12-hour clock, or a mixture of the 24- and 12-hour time systems. In countries where the 12-hour clock is dominant, some professions prefer to use the 24-hour clock. For example, in the practice of medicine, the 24-hour clock is generally used in documentation of care as it prevents ...
The 24-hour clock is the most commonly used method worldwide to physically represent the time of day. Some regions utilize 24-hour time notation in casual speech as well, such as regions that speak German, French, or Romanian, though this is less common overall; other countries that utilize the 24-hour clock for displaying time physically may ...
Fixed several countries, mostly in Oceania. Australia, PNG, NZ and the Pacific Islands all use 12-hour time (except in some exceptional cases e.g flight times) 12:12, 7 May 2024: 2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB) Amiria703: Iran (IR) changed to 24 hour (12 hour orally) 21:05, 10 December 2022: 2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB) Getsnoopy
George Orwell uses the 12-hour and 24-hour dials to symbolize the old and new worlds in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The 12-hour dial is a relic of pre-revolutionary society, used to represent the desirable past; the 24-hour dial and time system is the compulsory standard imposed by the Party, and represents both conformity and the ...
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The large dial shows the ten hours of the decimal day in Arabic numerals, while the small dial shows the two 12-hour periods of the standard 24-hour day in Roman numerals. Decimal time is the representation of the time of day using units which are decimally related.
[12] Date Time Group format, used most often in operation orders. This format uses DDHHMMZMONYY, with DD being the two-digit day, HHMM being the time on a 24-hour clock, Z being the timezone code, MON being the three-letter month, and YY being the two-digit year. For example, 041200ZFEB23 is noon, UTC, on 4 Feb 2023. [13]