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 |
The BSS Sundial Glossary
Pages: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Introduction Dial types Hours (types of) Time (types of) Illustration
Symbols Equations Biographies Chronology Sources Appendices
Pages: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Introduction Dial types Hours (types of) Time (types of) Illustration
Symbols Equations Biographies Chronology Sources Appendices