六むつ時どき

noun

approximately six o'clock (old Japanese time system)

Archaic term from the traditional temporal hour system, where the day was divided into six daytime and six nighttime hours. The exact modern equivalent varies by season, but it roughly corresponds to dawn or dusk (around 6 a.m. or 6 p.m.).

See also: 六つ

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、六むつ時どきは明あけ六むつや暮くれ六むつと呼よばれた。

  In the Edo period, 六つ時 was called dawn-six or dusk-six.