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Mongolian Traditional Times of the Day PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 20 March 2006
The 24 hours of each day according to the Mongolian traditional chronology are divided into two-hour periods, which are counted as one hour. The hours are named after 12 animals of the zodiac.

  1. Mouse-midnight-         /23.40-1.40/
  2. Cow-after midnight-     /1.40-3.40/
  3. Tiger – early dawn -     /3.40-5.40/
  4. Rabbit – dawn -           /5.40-7.40/
  5. Dragon – sunrise -        /7.40-9.40/
  6. Snake – late morning-   /9.40-11.40/
  7. Horse – midday-          /11.40-13.40/
  8. Sheep- early afternoon- /13.40-15.40/
  9. Monkey- afternoon-      /15.40-17.40/
  10. Rooster- sunset-            /17.40-19.40/
  11. Dog- evening twinkling-  /19.40-21.40/
  12. Pig- after stars appear-   /21.40-23.40/
 

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