2007-01-11 08:48:50 · 47 answers · asked by Janelle 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
am. 'midnight... is where the day begins' thats part of a U2 song. 12pm is where the afternoon begins!
2007-01-11 08:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
AM.
I know because some friends had a 12:30 PM flight and showed up at the airport just before midnight and were told that they missed their flight by 12 hours!
Also, on a 24 hour digital clock, midnight is 0:00, not 24:00.
2007-01-11 08:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Midnight and Noon are the dividing lines between AM and PM. "AM" is short for "ante (before) meridian (sun directly overhead)". "PM" means "post meridian". So noon is technically "meridian", but it has no duration. The same is true for 12:00:00 Midnight. The instant before Midnight is PM. the instant after is AM.
2007-01-11 08:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is neither because am and pm stand for before noon and after noon respectively. Midnight is exactly 12 hours before and after noon.
2007-01-11 11:55:47 · answer #4 · answered by futureastronaut1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midnight is 12 PM
one second later it is AM.
It seems like there are a lot of answers here. Most of them wrong.
Some would argue there is no 12 AM or PM, because 0.00 PM and 0.00 AM have no real meaning in themselves, but to avoid confusion am starts immediately after midnight.
2007-01-11 08:53:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
AM. Thats why New Years Eve leads up to midnight. It offically begains the first day
2007-01-11 08:56:51 · answer #6 · answered by boicrazycutie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midnight is pm. One second after midnight starts the am hours.
2007-01-11 08:52:54 · answer #7 · answered by Retired From Y!A 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
definitely AM! 12:00 noon is PM so it's obviously the opposite
2007-01-11 09:51:30 · answer #8 · answered by <3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither, AM Refers to something Before noon, PM Refers to after, I read it in a book... somewhere....
2007-01-11 09:01:08 · answer #9 · answered by Nadia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it has become common practice for computers and digital clocks in these regions to display "12:00 a.m." for midnight and "12:00 p.m." for noon, these notations provide no clear and unambiguous way to distinguish between midnight and noon. It is actually improper to use "a.m." and "p.m." when referring to 12:00. The abbreviation a.m. stands for ante meridiem or before noon and p.m. stands for post meridiem or after noon. Since noon is neither after noon or before noon, neither abbreviation is correct
2007-01-11 08:57:12 · answer #10 · answered by Da9 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think of new years celebration.
when thay count down the new year they counting down the end of that day into midnight, once midnight comes ... techniclly its am of the next day
2007-01-11 08:56:15 · answer #11 · answered by simply_made 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋