There are 12 hours in a day?

The twelve hours of a day are: When? Ugly, Yin Shi, Shi Mao, Chen Shi, Shi Si, Noon, Weishi, Shenshi, Youshi, Qishi and Shihai.

Time is an ancient unit of time. The ancients divided a day into twelve hours, and each hour is equal to two hours now. According to legend, each time is named after the time of animals in the zodiac.

Extended data:

The hour is the traditional unit of time in China. In ancient China, one day and night was divided into twelve sections, each called one hour, which was combined with the present two hours. Twelve hours are named after the earthly branch, starting from midnight, when it is midnight, it is midnight, and from eleven to one, it is noon.

In ancient times, a punctual song was also summarized as follows:

Yin got up at dawn and went downstairs with a cup of boiling water;

It's light to go to the toilet regularly, and the morning exercise in gross time is the most pleasant;

When I read books and play with my young grandson, when I am a cook, I become a kitchen master.

Drink less at noon and take a lunch break before noon;

Shen Shi reads newspapers and writes poems, and watches clouds outdoors;

CCTV news has arrived, close your eyes and listen to rest;

Wash your face in the middle of the stone sea and enter the painting screen of your childhood dream;

When I was ugly, I woke up for a while, full of blood.

Blood flow, quiet inside, sleep till the rooster announces the dawn.

References:

Time _ Baidu encyclopedia