Midnight: the first hour of the twelve o'clock. In the old days, a day and night were divided into twelve segments, and each segment was called an hour, which combined with the current two hours, was named after the earthly branches. Counting from eleven o'clock at night, midnight to one o'clock is the midnight hour, and eleven to one o'clock noon is the noon hour. 2. Generally refers to time; time 3. Also refers to the scheduled time. Also refers to the scheduled moment or time
The twelve-hour timekeeping method has been used since the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it has a long history. 12 Hours are named after the twelve earthly branches, namely: Zi hour, Chou hour, Yin hour, Mao hour, Chen hour, Si hour, Wu hour, Wei hour, Shen hour, You hour, Xu hour and Hai hour. According to legend, each hour is named according to the time when the animals in the zodiac appear.
Hour Definition
In the old days, the day and night were divided into twelve segments, and each segment was called an hour, which combined with the current two hours, was named after the earthly branches. Counting from eleven o'clock at night, midnight to one o'clock is the midnight hour, and eleven to one o'clock noon is the noon hour, which generally refers to time; hour also refers to the scheduled time. Also refers to a scheduled moment or time.