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[solemn umbra]

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[raven trail]

In prescribed usage, we generally reserve « quart, demie, moins <temps> » to 12-hour time so 24-hour time would just say the time: 6.30 AM/06.30 would be « il est six heures et demie du matin/six heures trente » and 6.30 PM/18.30 would be il est six heures et demie du soir/dix-huit heures trente ».
However, in actual usage, there's a lot of mixing so you can find natives going « il est dix-huit heures et demie » for 6.30 PM/18.30, for example.

We can use « midi » instead of « douze heures », it doesn't matter. From personal experience, « midi » is more used for describing a period whereas « douze heures » is more for telling the time. It's kinda like the difference between 'the morning' and '9 AM'.