When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),

But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the road that runs from Jerusalem down to Gaza.” (This is a desert road).

at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven surpassing the brightness of the sun, shining all around me and those who were traveling with me.

In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].