Midnight! does it exist?

[dosxuk 10]

They will not. 12 pm is noon.

 

 

 

Your opinion is the correct one. However, when people incorrectly put an am or pm after 12, am means midnight and pm means midday.

 

Which is quite easily explained once you include minutes or seconds in the time.

 

00:00:01 is obviously "am", while 12:00:01 is obviously "pm". Since 00:00:00 is for all intents and purposes the same as 00:00:00.0000000001, it only makes sense that 00:00 is 12am, while 12:00 is 12pm.

[martok 10]

Which is quite easily explained once you include minutes or seconds in the time.

 

00:00:01 is obviously "am", while 12:00:01 is obviously "pm". Since 00:00:00 is for all intents and purposes the same as 00:00:00.0000000001, it only makes sense that 00:00 is 12am, while 12:00 is 12pm.

 

That works the other way.

 

23:59:59.999999999999999999999999999999999999999 is obviously pm and is for all intents and purposes the same as 2400 hours or 0000 hours.

 

11:59:59.999999999999999999999999999999999999999 is obviously am and is for all intents and purposes the same as 1200 hours.

[Mandem 13]

I always thought 12 noon and 12 midnight were neither pm or am, but one second after was. I know I am using the 12 hour clock just to show the point.

[Chelle-82 10]

Is this a trick question?

Or have we somehow merged with the Essex forum

 

:hihi:

[barleycorn 10]

I dont thing you can say 12pm or 12 am. It should, imho, be 12 noon or 12 midnight.

 

As 12 IS the meridiem, how can it be anti or post?

 

But then is it the 12 midnight at the start of the day or the end? Best to stick with the 24 hr clock to avoid confusion.

 

jb

[RootsBooster 24]

Strange, but is it just my logic? I received a discount voucher for a restaurant which gave a discount up to 12pm on Sunday. I then thought is this 12pm midday or 12pm midnight. Does 12pm midnight exist? Is it pm or am?

 

Yes 12pm (midnight) exists, it is the hour that follows 11pm.

[dosxuk 10]

Yes 12pm (midnight) exists, it is the hour that follows 11pm.

 

No, that's 12am.

 

Its very simple, the first 12 hours are am, the second are pm.

[Chelle-82 10]

No, that's 12am.

 

Its very simple, the first 12 hours are am, the second are pm.

 

There is no 12am! Tis as follows:

 

00:00am - Midnight

01:00am

02:00am

03:00am

04:00am

05:00am

06:00am

07:00am

08:00am

09:00am

10:00am

11:00am

12:00pm - Noon / Midday

13:00pm

14:00pm

15:00pm

16:00pm

17:00pm

18:00pm

19:00pm

20:00pm

21:00pm

22:00pm

23:00pm

 

[RootsBooster 24]

No, that's 12am.

 

Its very simple, the first 12 hours are am, the second are pm.

Of course the first 12 hours are am, starting with the first hour past midnight. Everything past midnight is am.

Example,

11:59:59 pm is before midnight (1 second to 12)

12:00:00 pm comes one second later and is the completion or peak of the twelfth hour (midnight)

12:00:01 am comes another second later, it is past 12pm and is the beginning of the first hour of the new day (which is completed at 1am)

 

...at least, in twelve hours.

However...

 

There is no 12am! Tis as follows:

 

00:00am - Midnight

01:00am

02:00am

03:00am

04:00am

05:00am

06:00am

07:00am

08:00am

09:00am

10:00am

11:00am

12:00pm - Noon / Midday

13:00pm

14:00pm

15:00pm

16:00pm

17:00pm

18:00pm

19:00pm

20:00pm

21:00pm

22:00pm

23:00pm

 

 

If you're going to use a 24 hour clock it should have 24 hours, not 23.

Granted that a digital clock will go from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00 but this is purely for ease of manufacture, there's simply no point in making it display 24:00:00 just for one second.

 

Think about it, the start of a new day begins after 00:00:00, not on it. If you ever have to count anything, do you start with a zero first?

 

It's all explained here

[Chelle-82 10]

Of course the first 12 hours are am, starting with the first hour past midnight. Everything past midnight is am.

Example,

11:59:59 pm is before midnight (1 second to 12)

12:00:00 pm comes one second later and is the completion or peak of the twelfth hour (midnight)

12:00:01 am comes another second later, it is past 12pm and is the beginning of the first hour of the new day (which is completed at 1am)

 

...at least, in twelve hours.

However...

 

 

 

If you're going to use a 24 hour clock it should have 24 hours, not 23.

Granted that a digital clock will go from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00 but this is purely for ease of manufacture, there's simply no point in making it display 24:00:00 just for one second.

 

Think about it, the start of a new day begins after 00:00:00, not on it. If you ever have to count anything, do you start with a zero first?

 

It's all explained here

 

 

But I have listed 24hrs if you count them! There is no 12:00am.

 

But I see what you are saying - it's a bit like does a 7 day week start on a Monday or a Sunday! Apparently it's a Sunday.

[RootsBooster 24]

But I have listed 24hrs if you count them! There is no 12:00am.

 

But I see what you are saying - it's a bit like does a 7 day week start on a Monday or a Sunday! Apparently it's a Sunday.

 

You've listed 0 as an hour. The first hour is 1, there is 60 minutes within this hour, the last hour is 24 (again, 60 minutes within it).

[martok 10]

No, that's 12am.

 

Its very simple, the first 12 hours are am, the second are pm.

 

That would make noon 12am and midnight 12pm.