古代常用的与(yu)时间有关名称

一、日出(chu)时可称旦、早(zao)、朝、晨

将(jiang)近日中时叫隅(yu)中，偏西时叫昃、日昳

太(tai)阳正(zheng)中(zhong)时叫日中(zhong)、正(zheng)午(wu)、亭午(wu)

日入时称夕、暮、晚

日入(ru)后依次为黄昏、人定、夜半（或叫夜分）、鸡鸣、昧旦、平明（这是天(tian)已亮(liang)的时间）。

二、古人一天两(liang)餐，上(shang)餐在日出后隅中(zhong)前，这段时间(jian)就叫食时或早(zao)食；晚餐在日昃后日入前，这段时间(jian)叫晡时。

三、十二时辰别称：

【子时(shi)(shi)(shi)】夜(ye)半(ban)，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)子夜(ye)、中(zhong)夜(ye)【丑时(shi)(shi)(shi)】鸡鸣，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)荒鸡【寅(yin)时(shi)(shi)(shi)】平旦，又(you)(you)称黎(li)明、早晨、日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)旦等(deng)(deng)【卯时(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)出，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)始(shi)、破晓、旭(xu)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)等(deng)(deng)【辰时(shi)(shi)(shi)】食(shi)时(shi)(shi)(shi)，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)早食(shi)等(deng)(deng)：古人“朝食(shi)”之时(shi)(shi)(shi)也(ye)就(jiu)是吃早饭时(shi)(shi)(shi)间【巳时(shi)(shi)(shi)】隅(yu)中(zhong)，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)禺(yu)等(deng)(deng)：临近中(zhong)午的时(shi)(shi)(shi)候称为隅(yu)中(zhong)。【午时(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)中(zhong)，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)正(zheng)、中(zhong)午等(deng)(deng)【未时(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)昳，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)跌、日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)央(yang)等(deng)(deng)：太阳(yang)偏西为日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)跌。【申时(shi)(shi)(shi)】哺时(shi)(shi)(shi)，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)铺、夕食(shi)等(deng)(deng)【酉时(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)入，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)落(luo)、日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)沉(chen)、傍晚(wan)：意为太阳(yang)落(luo)山(shan)的时(shi)(shi)(shi)候。【戌时(shi)(shi)(shi)】黄(huang)昏，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)夕、日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)暮、日(ri)(ri)(ri)(ri)晚(wan)等(deng)(deng)：此时(shi)(shi)(shi)太阳(yang)已经落(luo)山(shan)，天(tian)(tian)将黑未黑。天(tian)(tian)地昏黄(huang)，万物(wu)朦胧，故称黄(huang)昏。【亥时(shi)(shi)(shi)】人定，又(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)定昏等(deng)(deng)：此时(shi)(shi)(shi)夜(ye)色已深，人们也(ye)已经停止活动，安歇睡眠了(le)。人定也(ye)就(jiu)是人静。

刻(ke)：古代用漏壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)计时。漏壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)分(fen)播水壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)和受水壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)两(liang)部(bu)。播水壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)分(fen)二至四层，均(jun)有(you)小孔(kong)，可滴水，最后流入受水壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)，受水壶(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)里有(you)立箭(jian)(jian)，箭(jian)(jian)上刻(ke)分(fen)100刻(ke)，箭(jian)(jian)随蓄水逐渐上升，露出刻(ke)数，以显示时间。

午(wu)时三刻：一昼(zhou)夜24小(xiao)时为100刻，即(ji)相当于现在的(de)1440分(fen)钟。可见(jian)每刻相当于现在的(de)14.4分(fen)钟。所以(yi)“午(wu)时三刻”相当于现在的(de)中午(wu)1时43.2分(fen)