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===Chatzot===
===Chatzot===


#[[Chatzot]] is midday and midnight, always separated by 12 hours.<ref>Mishna Brurah 1:9 writes that [[chatzot]] at night is always 12 hours after [[chatzot]] of day for any place in the world.</ref>
#[[Chatzot]] is midday and midnight, always separated by 12 hours.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Harav 1:8 and Birkei Yosef 1:5 write that [[chatzot]] at night is always 12 hours after [[chatzot]] of day for any place in the world. Mishna Brurah 1:9 and Chazon Ovadia (Yamim Noraim pg. 3) agree. </ref> This is calculated as halfway between sunrise and sunset, meaning 6 halachic hours after sunrise, see [https://www.myzmanim.com/search.aspx myzmanim.com]<ref>Chazon Ovadia Yamim Noraim pg. 3. [https://din.org.il/2016/01/09/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%94%D7%99-%D7%91%D7%97%D7%A6%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%96%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%97%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%97%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%94/ see din.org ]for at length discussion.<br>
see however Minchat Shlomo 1:91:15 regarding the latest time to eat Afikoman on Pesach </ref>


===Mincha Gedola===
===Mincha Gedola===
 
Regarding all of the laws of reciting mincha at that time or later see the [[mincha]] page.
#Mincha Gedola is six and a half halachic hours (Shaot Zmaniot) after sunrise.<ref>Rashi (Pesachim 107a s.v. mincha gedola), Rambam (Tefillah 3:2)</ref>
#Mincha Gedola is six and a half halachic hours (Shaot Zmaniot) after sunrise.<ref>Rashi (Pesachim 107a s.v. mincha gedola), Rambam (Tefillah 3:2)</ref>
Regarding all of the laws of reciting mincha at that time or later see the [[mincha page]].


===Plag Hamincha===
===Plag Hamincha===
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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