If 12 is midnight or noon, then 12:00am has to be midnight. If 12:00am was noon, then 12:59am would be in the afternoon, which would be weird. Of course, havi

If 12 is midnight or noon, then 12:00am has to be midnight. If 12:00am was noon, then 12:59am would be in the afternoon, which would be weird. Of course, having your clock start at 12 and then go to 1 is also weird.