The BSS Sundial Glossary

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APPENDIX IV. Canonical hours

Name Latin name Period
Matins Mattutinus midnight to dawn
Prime Prima dawn
Terce Tertia mid-morning
Sext Sexta noon
Nones Nona mid-afternoon
Vespers Vesperus sunset
Compline Compieta sunset to midnight

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