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Midwake

The middle of the waking day, during wakefulness.

Unlike midday or Noon which is tied to 12pm Local_Time, the middle of ones waking day is defined as the midpoint between waking and sleeping. It is not tied to the circadian biological clock but will be different for each person dependent on their sleeping pattern for a particular waking day. The word is a portmanteau of mid – being at or near the middle point of and wake.
 * Rising at 8am and retiring to bed at 10pm would produce a midwake of 3pm
 * Rising at 10 am and retiring to bed at 12am would produce a midwake of 4pm
 * Rising at 11am and retiring to bed at 3am would produce a midwake of 7pm

Usage is verbally colloquial in the South East of England