Midnight at the magnolia

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By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. Midnight marks the beginning and ending of each day in civil time throughout the world. As the dividing point between one day and another, midnight defies easy classification as either part of the preceding day or of the following day. Though there is no global unanimity on the issue, most often midnight is considered the start of a new day and is associated with the hour 00:00.

Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to use “a. In the United States and Canada, digital clocks and computers commonly display 12 a. The 30th edition of the U. 9b, recommended the use of “12 a.

However, the previous 29th edition of the U. There are several common approaches to identifying and distinguishing the precise start and end of any given day. Use of a 24-hour clock can remove ambiguity. The “midnight” term can be avoided altogether if the end of day is noted as 24:00 and the beginning of day as 00:00. While both notations refer to the same moment in time, the choice of notation allows its association with the previous night or with the following morning.