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The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday") and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, translating to "after midday"). [1] [2] Each period consists of 12 hours numbered: 12 (acting as 0), [3] 1, 2, 3, 4
In Czech quarters and halves always refer to the following hour, e.g. čtvrt na osm (quarter on eight) meaning 7:15, půl osmé (half of eight) meaning 7:30 and tři čtvrtě na osm (three-quarters on eight) meaning 7:45. This corresponds to the time between 7:00 and 8:00 being the eighth hour of the day (the first hour starting at midnight).
[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]
For 12-hour time, the point format (for example "1.45 p.m.") is in common usage and has been recommended by some style guides, including the academic manual published by Oxford University Press under various titles, [8] as well as the internal house style book for the University of Oxford, [9] that of The Guardian [10] and The Times newspapers ...
The current time in Darwin is 12:44 am on 4 December 2024 (use {{12-hour time|offset=9 hours 30 min}} not {{12-hour time|9.5}}) The default date format is day month year. For month day year use {{12-hour time|format=mdy}}, for example 3:14 pm on December 3, 2024; The default is not to show seconds or the day of the week. To display these use ...
The relative phrases are exclusive to the 12-hour clock, just as the "(hour) Uhr (minutes)" format is exclusive to the 24-hour clock. For hours greater than 12 and non-zero minutes, "Uhr" is sometimes omitted, especially for the half hours between 13:30 and 19:30.
The default date format is day month year. For month day year use {{12-hour time|format=mdy}}, for example 6:20 am on December 4, 2024; The default is not to show seconds or the day of the week. To display these use {{12-hour time|sec=on}} and/or {{12-hour time|dow=on}} respectively, for example 6:20:43 am on 4 December 2024; 6:20 am on ...
The 12-hour clock is the dominant format in Ireland, although the 24-hour clock is gaining in use. [2] In the Irish language, the 12-hour clock is used. The abbreviation a.m. is used, but it stands for ar maidin ("in the morning") rather than ante meridiem. Times after 12:00 are described as (for example) 3:00 i.n., short for iarnóin ...