That’s more or less how it worked in premodern times. You didn’t start at midnight but devided the day into 12 hours, starting with the first hour at sun rise and the 12th at sun set. For (ancient) Rome, their hours were like 45min to 1:15h which isn’t too much a difference when you think about it. Also it isn’t a bad idea to work less hours in winter so you can experience the sun at all.
That’s more or less how it worked in premodern times. You didn’t start at midnight but devided the day into 12 hours, starting with the first hour at sun rise and the 12th at sun set. For (ancient) Rome, their hours were like 45min to 1:15h which isn’t too much a difference when you think about it. Also it isn’t a bad idea to work less hours in winter so you can experience the sun at all.