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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3746 New England, NSW Gender:	12:00 pm or Noon? Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:27am Why do people use 12:00 pm when the actual time meant is Noon?
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Carl D Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 11177 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: 12:00 pm or Noon? Reply #1 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:35am I have no idea. However, I do have a sneaking suspicion this thread may end up going on for as long (or longer) than your Monorail thread earlier this year. (Sorry, I couldn't resist)
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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #2 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:26am

Carl D wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:35am:

I have no idea.

However, I do have a sneaking suspicion this thread may end up going on for as long (or longer) than your Monorail thread earlier this year. Grin

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Fair enough; what inspired the question was an appointment card from the local doctor, the receptionist wrote ‘12pm’, which was obviously not intended as they close at 4:00 pm.

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Leroy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5290 Gender:	Re: 12:00 pm or Noon? Reply #3 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:28am Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:27am: Why do people use 12:00 pm when the actual time meant is Noon? Isn't the real meaning of noon is when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. Time zones and daylight savings puts noon and 12:00 pm out of calibration.
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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #4 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:41am

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:26am:

Carl D wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:35am:

I have no idea.

However, I do have a sneaking suspicion this thread may end up going on for as long (or longer) than your Monorail thread earlier this year. Grin

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Fair enough; what inspired the question was an appointment card from the local doctor, the receptionist wrote ‘12pm’, which was obviously not intended as they close at 4:00 pm.

12pm is noon.

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Grappler Racist Filth Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90454 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: 12:00 pm or Noon? Reply #5 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:46am "Say your prayers, Pilgrim - at High Noon you'll be meeting The Doctor..."
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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #6 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 10:04am

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:26am:

Carl D wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:35am:

I have no idea.

However, I do have a sneaking suspicion this thread may end up going on for as long (or longer) than your Monorail thread earlier this year. Grin

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Fair enough; what inspired the question was an appointment card from the local doctor, the receptionist wrote ‘12pm’, which was obviously not intended as they close at 4:00 pm.

It should have read 12 noon or 12.01 pm - and that comes before 4pm. Post meridiem Tongue

It's like those using the 24 hr clock saying 24.00 hundred hrs for midnight.

There's no such time.

Midnight doesn't register as 24.00hrs in systems that use it.

It goes 23.59 hrs to 00.01 hrs.

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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #7 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:36am

Gnads is wrong:

On a 24-hour clock, when the time transitions from 23:59, the day is over.

The clock then rolls over to 00:00 to start a brand new day, and the very next minute is 00:01.

The sequence runs as follows:23:59 (the final minute of the day)00:00

(midnight, the beginning of the next day)00:01 (the first minute of the next day)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock

The modern 24-hour clock is the convention of timekeeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours. This is indicated by the hours (and minutes) passed since midnight, from 00(:00) to 23(:59), with 24(:00) as an option to indicate the end of the day. This system, as opposed to the 12-hour clock, is the most commonly used time notation in the world today,[A] and is used by the international standard ISO 8601.[1]

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Marla Gold Member Offline A joint a day keeps the MAGA away Posts: 14995 Colorado Gender:	Re: 12:00 pm or Noon? Reply #8 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:40am Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:27am: Why do people use 12:00 pm when the actual time meant is Noon? I dunno. Try using science, dumbass.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 154202 Gender:	Re: 12:00 pm or Noon? Reply #9 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:43am Bobby. wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:36am: Gnads is wrong: Indeed. 12pm is noon.
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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #10 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:45am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:41am:

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:26am:

Carl D wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:35am:

I have no idea.

However, I do have a sneaking suspicion this thread may end up going on for as long (or longer) than your Monorail thread earlier this year. Grin

(Sorry, I couldn't resist) Embarrassed

Fair enough; what inspired the question was an appointment card from the local doctor, the receptionist wrote ‘12pm’, which was obviously not intended as they close at 4:00 pm.

12pm is noon.

12:00pm is midnight, 12 hours post meridiem.

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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #11 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:53am

12pm is noon.

- it stands for post meridiem.

Similarly, the counterpart to noon is 12 a.m., which stands for ante meridiem (meaning "before midday") and is used for midnight. Because the clock resets exactly at the meridian (midday), many people avoid 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. altogether to prevent confusion, preferring to just use "midnight" or "noon"

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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #12 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 12:12pm

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:45am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:41am:

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 9:26am:

Carl D wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 8:35am:

I have no idea.

However, I do have a sneaking suspicion this thread may end up going on for as long (or longer) than your Monorail thread earlier this year. Grin

(Sorry, I couldn't resist) Embarrassed

Fair enough; what inspired the question was an appointment card from the local doctor, the receptionist wrote ‘12pm’, which was obviously not intended as they close at 4:00 pm.

12pm is noon.

12:00pm is midnight, 12 hours post meridiem.

Well, good luck with that.

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Sir Eoin O Fada

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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #13 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 12:20pm

Bobby. wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:53am:

12pm is noon.

- it stands for post meridiem.

Similarly, the counterpart to noon is 12 a.m., which stands for ante meridiem (meaning "before midday") and is used for midnight. Because the clock resets exactly at the meridian (midday), many people avoid 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. altogether to prevent confusion, preferring to just use "midnight" or "noon"

How can 12 hours after noon be noon, not logical.

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Re: 12:00 pm or Noon?
Reply #14 - Jul 11^th, 2026 at 12:26pm

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 12:20pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jul 11^th, 2026 at 11:53am:

12pm is noon.

- it stands for post meridiem.

Similarly, the counterpart to noon is 12 a.m., which stands for ante meridiem (meaning "before midday") and is used for midnight. Because the clock resets exactly at the meridian (midday), many people avoid 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. altogether to prevent confusion, preferring to just use "midnight" or "noon"

How can 12 hours after noon be noon, not logical.

You need to study astronomy

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