Matthew 27:45, REV Bible and Commentary

Now from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.^a

^a[45]

The sixth hour is about noon; the ninth hour is about 3 p.m.

“sixth hour…ninth hour.” The sixth hour is our noon, and the ninth hour is about our 3 p.m. Both the Jews and Romans divided the day into 12 hours, starting at daylight, roughly 6 a.m.

[For the hours of the day and the watches of the night, see commentary on Mark 6:48.]

Commentary for: Matthew 27:45