Time on a clock has a relation to the position of the sun. By ancient definition 12PM would be when the Sun is at the highest point in the sky. Standardized ti

Time on a clock has a relation to the position of the sun. By ancient definition 12PM would be when the Sun is at the highest point in the sky. Standardized time zones made this sort of squishy, but if you'd average the errors over the area of the timezone it would still be mostly right. At least to the point where you don't feel like lying to a child when you tell them that noon is the middle of the day.