Editing Noon (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''noon'' is derived from Latin ''nona hora'', the ninth [[Liturgy of the Hours#Canonical hours|canonical hour]] of the day, in reference to the [[Western Christian]] liturgical term [[Nones (liturgy)]], (number nine), one of the [[fixed prayer times|seven fixed prayer times]] in traditional [[Christian denomination]]s. The [[Roman timekeeping|Roman and Western European medieval monastic day]] began at 6:00&nbsp;a.m. (06:00) at the [[equinox]] by modern timekeeping, so the ninth hour ended at what is now 3:00&nbsp;p.m. (15:00) at the equinox.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=1913 |title=None |encyclopedia=The Catholic Encyclopedia |location=New York, USA |publisher=The Encyclopedia Press |url=https://archive.org/details/catholicencyclop11herbuoft/page/96/mode/2up?view=theater |volume=9 |page=97 |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref> In English, the meaning of the word shifted to ''midday'' and the time gradually moved back to 12:00 local time{{snd}}that is, not taking into account the modern invention of time zones. The change began in the 12th century and was fixed by the 14th century.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=noon Online Etymology Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>