What's A. M and P. M?
The 12-Hour Clock Is a Time Convention in Which the 24 Hours of the Day Are Divided into Two Periods: A. M. and P. M. Each Period Consists of 12 Hours...
The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. and p.m. Each period consists of 12 hours numbered: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
What means am and pm?
What does am and pm mean? The 12-hour clock divides the 24 hour day into two periods: am - stands for the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday", before the sun has crossed the meridian line. pm - stands for post meridiem or "after midday", after the sun has crossed the meridian line.
Is PM in the morning?
The 12-hour clock method defines all 24 hours of the day using the numbers 1 to 12, followed by am or pm. 5 AM is early in the morning and 5 PM is late in the afternoon; 1 AM is one hour after midnight, and 11 PM is one hour before midnight.