午うまの刻こく

expression, noun

hour of the Horse; around noon

Archaic term for the time period around noon, roughly 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 12 noon to 2 p.m., in the traditional Japanese temporal system. Used in historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、午うまの刻こくに鐘かねが鳴ならされた。

  In the Edo period, the bell was rung at the hour of the Horse.