A new category for the clock - predawn
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (348960)
Rockingham, Australia
March 23, 2025 6:33pm CST
The photo shows the clock in our bedroom at the house-sit. I wrote about trying to work out when it switches from afternoon to evening to night. Now I have a new challenge.
We were awake early – just before 6am – and I put on my glasses to see if the clock had switched from night to morning. I can see the figures from my bed but couldn’t read the print.
I was surprised to see that it read ‘pre-dawn’. By the time I’d grabbed my camera, it had switched to morning. The new challenge is to find out when it switched from night to pre-dawn. I’m guessing 4am.
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@allknowing (142676)
• India
24 Mar
@JudyEv You have to do it just once and that will give you peace
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@JudyEv (348960)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar
@allknowing That's true. Once I have it all sorted out I'll be happy.
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@snowy22315 (186912)
• United States
24 Mar
Sounds like a sophisticated clock for sure
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@snowy22315 (186912)
• United States
24 Mar
@JudyEv That's like this echo show. It keeps talking to me when I've asked it nothing.
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@DaddyEvil (144043)
• United States
24 Mar
I really need to find a clock like that. I don't know how many times I've woken up and been confused about what time of day it is...
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@DaddyEvil (144043)
• United States
24 Mar
@JudyEv A light doesn't bother me. I sleep during the daytime and my laptop is always on beside me.
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@sw8sincere (5525)
• Philippines
24 Mar
That’s such a fun little detail to notice! Now you’ve got a new mission—hope you catch the exact moment it switches. Let us know if your 4 AM guess is right!
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@BarBaraPrz (49035)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Mar
It's certainly keeping you entertained. 
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@Orson_Kart (7147)
• United Kingdom
12h
That’s a great clock. I’m just used to A.M. or P.M. but that takes time to another level. I’m guessing it must adjust to the time of year, not just the time of day, so the pre-dawn time varies. I think I would get obsessed with when it changed and get no sleep at all. 
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@Orson_Kart (7147)
• United Kingdom
12m
@JudyEv Do you mean 3am to 6pm?
Is there not a ‘witching hour’ shown? I thought all good clocks had that?
@RebeccasFarm (93068)
• United States
10h
That is nice really nice..I love pre dawn.
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@FourWalls (72624)
• United States
24 Mar
That clock is way too smart for me.
Oh, I’ll give you a headache that you may NEVER get over. Hopefully the clock doesn’t have it. Look up all the different definitions of “twilight”: “civil” twilight, “nautical” twilight, “astronomical” twilight, all versus “dusk.”
Oh, I’ll give you a headache that you may NEVER get over. Hopefully the clock doesn’t have it. Look up all the different definitions of “twilight”: “civil” twilight, “nautical” twilight, “astronomical” twilight, all versus “dusk.”1 person likes this
@FourWalls (72624)
• United States
22h
@JudyEv — you’re much better off if you don’t. It’s mind-blowing how difficult and technical people can make something as simple as twilight.
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@wolfgirl569 (113486)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Mar
That's a new one. Maybe it changes every couple of hours
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@RasmaSandra (83324)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar
That is a very informative clock so you can be sure you'll know what time it is always,
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@Beestring (15069)
• Hong Kong
24 Mar
That's a cool clock. It seems that it is keeping you busy. lol.
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