German Times of the Day

German birth and death records often indicated the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.


German - English
• ein Uhr - one (o'clock)
• zwei Uhr - two (o'clock)
• drei Uhr - three (o'clock)
• halb eins - half one = 12:30
• halb zwei - half two = 1:30
• halbe Stunde - half hour
• Stunde - hour
• früh - early (A.M.)
• spät - late (P.M.)
• vormittags - in the forenoon
• morgens - in the morning
• mittags - at noon
• nachmittags - in the afternoon
• abends - in the evening
• mitternachts - at midnight
• Diesen tag - this day, today