古(gu)代常用(yong)的与时间有关名(ming)称(cheng)

一、日出时(shi)可(ke)称旦、早、朝、晨

将近(jin)日中时叫(jiao)隅中，偏西时叫(jiao)昃、日昳

太(tai)阳正中时叫(jiao)日中、正午、亭(ting)午

日入时称夕、暮、晚

日入(ru)后依次为黄昏、人定、夜半（或(huo)叫夜分）、鸡鸣、昧旦(dan)、平明（这是天已亮的时间）。

二、古人一天两餐(can)，上餐(can)在日出后隅中(zhong)前，这段(duan)时(shi)(shi)间(jian)(jian)就叫食时(shi)(shi)或早食；晚(wan)餐(can)在日昃后日入前，这段(duan)时(shi)(shi)间(jian)(jian)叫晡时(shi)(shi)。

三、十二时辰别称：

【子(zi)时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】夜(ye)半，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)子(zi)夜(ye)、中(zhong)夜(ye)【丑时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】鸡鸣，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)荒鸡【寅时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】平旦(dan)，又(you)(you)(you)称(cheng)黎明、早(zao)晨、日(ri)(ri)(ri)旦(dan)等(deng)(deng)【卯时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)出，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)始、破晓、旭日(ri)(ri)(ri)等(deng)(deng)【辰(chen)时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】食时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)早(zao)食等(deng)(deng)：古人(ren)“朝(chao)食”之时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)也(ye)就是吃早(zao)饭(fan)时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)间【巳时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】隅中(zhong)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)禺等(deng)(deng)：临近中(zhong)午(wu)的时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)候称(cheng)为(wei)(wei)隅中(zhong)。【午(wu)时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)中(zhong)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)正、中(zhong)午(wu)等(deng)(deng)【未时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)昳，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)跌、日(ri)(ri)(ri)央(yang)等(deng)(deng)：太阳(yang)偏西为(wei)(wei)日(ri)(ri)(ri)跌。【申时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】哺时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)铺、夕食等(deng)(deng)【酉时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】日(ri)(ri)(ri)入(ru)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)落(luo)、日(ri)(ri)(ri)沉、傍(bang)晚(wan)：意为(wei)(wei)太阳(yang)落(luo)山的时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)候。【戌时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】黄(huang)昏(hun)(hun)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)日(ri)(ri)(ri)夕、日(ri)(ri)(ri)暮(mu)、日(ri)(ri)(ri)晚(wan)等(deng)(deng)：此时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)太阳(yang)已(yi)经落(luo)山，天将(jiang)黑未黑。天地(di)昏(hun)(hun)黄(huang)，万物朦胧(long)，故称(cheng)黄(huang)昏(hun)(hun)。【亥时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)】人(ren)定(ding)，又(you)(you)(you)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)定(ding)昏(hun)(hun)等(deng)(deng)：此时(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)夜(ye)色已(yi)深，人(ren)们也(ye)已(yi)经停止活动(dong)，安歇(xie)睡(shui)眠了。人(ren)定(ding)也(ye)就是人(ren)静。

刻(ke)：古代用(yong)漏(lou)(lou)壶(hu)(hu)计(ji)时。漏(lou)(lou)壶(hu)(hu)分(fen)(fen)播(bo)水(shui)壶(hu)(hu)和受(shou)(shou)水(shui)壶(hu)(hu)两部。播(bo)水(shui)壶(hu)(hu)分(fen)(fen)二(er)至四(si)层，均有小(xiao)孔，可(ke)滴水(shui)，最(zui)后流(liu)入(ru)受(shou)(shou)水(shui)壶(hu)(hu)，受(shou)(shou)水(shui)壶(hu)(hu)里有立箭(jian)，箭(jian)上(shang)刻(ke)分(fen)(fen)100刻(ke)，箭(jian)随(sui)蓄(xu)水(shui)逐渐(jian)上(shang)升，露出刻(ke)数，以显(xian)示时间。

午时三刻：一昼(zhou)夜(ye)24小(xiao)时为100刻，即相(xiang)当(dang)于(yu)(yu)现(xian)在的1440分钟(zhong)。可见(jian)每刻相(xiang)当(dang)于(yu)(yu)现(xian)在的14.4分钟(zhong)。所以“午时三刻”相(xiang)当(dang)于(yu)(yu)现(xian)在的中午1时43.2分