巳みの刻こく

expression, noun

hour of the Snake; hour of the Serpent

Archaic term for the time period roughly corresponding to 9–11 AM or 10 AM–12 PM in the traditional Japanese temporal system. Used in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの時じ刻こく制せい度どでは、巳みの刻こくは午ご前ぜん十じゅう時じごろにあたる。

  In the Edo-period time system, the hour of the Snake corresponds to around 10 AM.