Telling the time in Latin

How to tell the time, and other time words and expressions, in Latin.

English	Latin (Lingua Latina)
What time is it?	Quota hōra est?
It's one o'clock	(Hōra) prīma est
It's quarter past one	È prīma cum quīdrante
It's half past one	È prīma cum sēmisse
It's quarter to two	(Hōra) prīma cum dōdrante
It's two o'clock	(Hōra) secunda est
It's quarter past two	(Hōra) secunda cum quīdrante
It's half past two	(Hōra) secunda cum sēmisse
It's quarter to three	(Hōra) secunda cum dōdrante
It's three o'clock	(Hōra) tertia est
It's quarter past three	(Hōra) tertia cum quīdrante
It's half past three	(Hōra) tertia cum sēmisse
It's quarter to four	(Hōra) tertia cum dōdrante
It's four o'clock	(Hōra) quārta est
It's quarter past four	(Hōra) quārtae un quarto
It's half past four	(Hōra) quārtae cum sēmisse
It's quarter to five	(Hōra) quārtae cum dōdrante
It's five o'clock	(Hōra) quīnta est
It's quarter past five	(Hōra) quīnta cum quīdrante
It's half past five	(Hōra) quīnta cum sēmisse
It's quarter to six	(Hōra) quīnta cum dōdrante
It's six o'clock	(Hōra) sexta est
It's quarter past six	(Hōra) sexta cum quīdrante
It's half past six	(Hōra) sexta cum sēmisse
It's quarter to seven	(Hōra) sexta cum dōdrante
It's seven o'clock	(Hōra) septima est
It's quarter past seven	(Hōra) septima cum quīdrante
It's half past seven	(Hōra) septima cum sēmisse
It's quarter to eight	(Hōra) septima cum dōdrante
It's eight o'clock	(Hōra) octāva est
It's quarter past eight	(Hōra) octāva cum quīdrante
It's half past eight	(Hōra) octāva cum sēmisse
It's quarter to nine	(Hōra) octāva cum dōdrante
It's nine o'clock	(Hōra) nōna est
It's quarter past nine	(Hōra) nōna cum quīdrante
It's half past nine	(Hōra) nōna cum sēmisse
It's quarter to ten	(Hōra) nōna cum dōdrante
It's ten o'clock	(Hōra) decima est
It's quarter past ten	(Hōra) decima cum quīdrante
It's half past ten	(Hōra) decima cum sēmisse
It's quarter to eleven	(Hōra) decima cum dōdrante
It's eleven o'clock	(Hōra) undecima est
It's quarter past eleven	(Hōra) undecima cum quīdrante
It's half past eleven	(Hōra) undecima cum sēmisse
It's quarter to twelve	(Hōra) undecima cum dōdrante
It's twelve o'clock	(Hōra) duodecima est
It's quarter past twelve	(Hōra) dodici cum quīdrante
It's half past twelve	(Hōra) dodici cum sēmisse
It's quarter to one	(Hōra) duodecima cum dōdrante
during the day	dimidiata
at night	vigiliae / noctis
midday / noon	meridie
midnight	media noctis (inclinatio)
cock-crow	gallicinium
hush of the night	conticinium / asconticuum
decline of the day	diluculum
hour	hōra
minute	minuta
second	secunda

Days of the week

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
diēs lūnae	diēs martis	diēs mercurī	diēs iovis	diēs veneris	diēs saturnī	diēs solis

Months of the year

January	February	March	April	May	June
Iānuārius	Februārius	Martius	Aprīlis	Māius	Iūnius
July	August	September	October	November	December
Iūlius	Augustus	September	Octōber	November	December

Seasons

Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
ver	aestas	autumnus	hiems

Notes

The Romans counted the hours from sunrise, so the first hour of the day was the first hour after sunrise. There were 12 hours between sunrise and sunset, and 12 hours between sunset and sunrise. The length of each hour varied depending on time of year, with hours being shorter in the winter. They did not divide hours into minutes and seconds.

Days were grouped in eight-day cycles known as nundina, and each eighth day was a market day.

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