In a concentric circle of hours, this starting-point was marked 12, and the hours ran counter-clockwise, indicating the gradual retrogression of the midnight position.
Kwesisangqa seeyure, bekuqalwa ku12 kwaye imigca ihamba ngokwechasene nendlela yokuhamba kosiba lewotshi, oko kubonisa ukusithela kancinci kwemeko yokuma kwasezinzuliwini zobusuku