noon

     

Noon (also miday) is the hour of 12:00 pm (1200) in an observer's local time zone, or more loosely, a time near the middle of the day when workers in many countries take a meal break. The scientific term solar noon describes the moment when the sun crosses the meridian in apparent solar time.

Trivia about noon

  • This word for a time of day comes from the Latin for "ninth hour"
  • This 4-letter word for a time of day comes from the Latin for "ninth hour"
  • The only specific time of day that's a palindrome as a word
  • A bagpiper at Ogilvy's Department Store plays to announce this hour
  • When the shadow on your sundial is pointing due north, it's this time
  • A.M. after a particular time stands for ante meridian, which means "before" this
  • This palindromic word is a synonym for "midday"
  • This term for midday comes from the Latin for "ninth hour"

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