noon
Oh one twelve , Greenwich time . `` Morning '' meant any time between eight and noon ; the position of the sun up on the surface had nothing to do with Lunar time . As a matter of fact , there was a full Earth shining at the moment , which meant that it would n't be dawn on the surface for a week yet . `` If the cats from Base get here by noon , we 'll be O.K. , wo n't we ? '' de Hooch asked . `` Look at the instruments , '' Willows said . De Hooch ran a practiced eye over the console and swallowed .