12-hour clock
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24-hour clock | 12-hour clock |
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00:00 | 12:00 midnight |
01:00 | 1:00 am |
02:00 | 2:00 am |
03:00 | 3:00 am |
04:00 | 4:00 am |
05:00 | 5:00 am |
06:00 | 6:00 am |
07:00 | 7:00 am |
08:00 | 8:00 am |
09:00 | 9:00 am |
10:00 | 10:00 am |
11:00 | 11:00 am |
12:00 | 12:00 noon |
13:00 | 1:00 pm |
14:00 | 2:00 pm |
15:00 | 3:00 pm |
16:00 | 4:00 pm |
17:00 | 5:00 pm |
18:00 | 6:00 pm |
19:00 | 7:00 pm |
20:00 | 8:00 pm |
21:00 | 9:00 pm |
22:00 | 10:00 pm |
23:00 | 11:00 pm |
24:00 | 12:00 midnight |
The 12-hour clock is a way of telling the time in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two sections called ante meridiem (a.m.) and post meridiem (p.m.), both from Latin, and numbered from 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. The first time from midnight to noon the second time from noon to midnight. The table at right shows how it relates to the 24-hour clock.