Midnight is 12 a.m. and noon is 12 p.m., unless you’re over the international date line in Asia somewhere. At least, that’s what my daughter told me when she was drinking in Asia somewhere.
Exactly and fruit mixing may commence at noon. Do you realize how many sober people there would be if everyone had to wait until midnight? For gentlemen such as myself that does not pose a problem because I refuse to mix ice with my CR.