noon

Summary

noon is a time of day^[1]. noon draws 1,349 Wikipedia views per month (time_of_day category, ranking #4 of 13).^[2]

Key Facts

• noon's instance of is recorded as time of day^[3].
• noon's instance of is recorded as hour^[4].
• noon followed forenoon^[5].
• noon followed 11 AM^[6].
• noon followed morning^[7].
• noon was followed by afternoon^[8].
• noon was followed by 1 PM^[9].
• noon is part of day^[10].
• noon's Commons category is recorded as Noon^[11].
• noon's said to be the same as is recorded as 12:00^[12].
• noon's said to be the same as is recorded as 12:00:00^[13].
• noon is the opposite of midnight^[14].
• noon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• noon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• noon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• noon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• noon's used by is recorded as 12-hour clock^[19].
• noon's name in kana is recorded as しょうご^[20].
• noon's different from is recorded as Q20980417^[21].
• noon's different from is recorded as solar noon^[22].
• noon's different from is recorded as Mittag^[23].
• noon's different from is recorded as Noon^[24].
• noon's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q22828603^[25].
• noon's time index is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12'}^[26].

Body

Context

noon is part of day^[10]. Recorded instance of include time of day^[3] and hour^[4]. Predecessors include forenoon^[5], 11 AM^[6], and morning^[7]. Successors include afternoon^[8] and 1 PM^[9].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for noon include Aiguille du Midi^[27], a mountain^[28], in France^[29].

Why It Matters

noon draws 1,349 Wikipedia views per month (time_of_day category, ranking #4 of 13).^[2] noon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] noon is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for noon include Aiguille du Midi^[27], a mountain^[28], in France^[29].