Why is it that we officially start a new day at midnight instead of at dawn?

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Why is it that we officially start a new day at midnight instead of at dawn?

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Ethiopian time sets dawn/6AM as the start of the day (their 12:00). So it’s pretty confusing when you see business opening time of 0300… And they use a 12-hr cycle so 6PM is 12:00 again.

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