Is 12 p.m. afternoon?

12 p.m. is the start of the afternoon. It is a point in time that is also called “midday” or “noon” and is expressed as 12:00 in 24-hour clock. It comes one minute after 11:59 a.m.

12 a.m., on the other hand, is also called “midnight” and is expressed as 00:00 in 24-hour clock.

On a related note, what time is afternoon is often a matter of personal perception. For instance, if we are still at work and it is still light outside, we might think of 6 p.m. as “late afternoon” rather than “early evening.”

Have you tried QuillBot’s free Paraphraser? It’s great for finding alternative expressions that might improve your texts, like “12 o’clock,” “noon,” or “midday” for “12 p.m.”