It is noon on a Tuesday, Mr. Ruiz's only day off.
When it is noon in Imperial College, it is 6pm in Akademgorodok.
For example, when it is noon in Vladivostok, it is 10 a.m. just over the border in China.
The next day, however, when the jet-lagged bird thinks it is noon, it is actually later by local time.
By the time Thomas completes his shift, it is noon, and Bourdain invites him to have lunch in the dining room.
It is noon, a soup kitchen is in full flow, but outside it's bitterly cold, December snow piled high on the streets, the Detroit River frozen.
But for any time after the first instant (if there was one), knowing what time it is involves knowing the temporal distance between the present time and some other time: knowing that it is noon, April 16 , 2002 implies knowing a relation between that time and date and the date traditionally assigned to the birth of Christ.
It is noon and the ferry is leaving in just a few hours.
The city is 2º 35' west of Greenwich, so when it is noon in Bristol by old local time, it is just after 12 10 p.m. in London by standard time.
It is noon and the sun is beaming.
