Except that won't work, because: The last moment of the day is 23:59:59, or 11:59:59 pm. The first moment of the new day is 00:00:00, or 12:00:00 am.
It would be very strange to go from 11:59:59 am to 12:00:00 am to 12:00:01 pm. cm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 15:18 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28071] RE: Calendar, date and time Ah, I misunderstood you. Let's start again on that. I assumed you knew noon was at 12:00 (as expressed in 24 hour time). Whether, in the am/pm scheme, noon is 12 am or 12 pm is an issue with me, too. I've always regarded it as more logical to use 12 am, with pm occurring (at 12:00:01) an instant later. 12 pm makes sense for midnight, as that time is exactly 12 hours post meridiem (i.e., past the sun's [nominal] highest point). However, common practice is, illogically, the reverse of that. For this reason, if I find myself forced to use 12-hour time, I refer to the two 12s as 12 noon and 12 mid (or 12 midnight), avoiding the am/pm issue altogether. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Predrag Lezaic >Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 09:43 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:28060] RE: Calendar, date and time > > >So is 12:00 Noon - 12 AM or 12 PM? I constantly have problems with using >this format on websites that use calendars. > >Predrag > >>I have the same problem as you with people who refer to 24-hour time as >>military time. However, I have difficulty believing you don't know what >>noon is. >
