æz sˈʌtʃ, ɐ ɹˈɛfɹəns tʊ ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt æt "tˈuː ˈaʊɚz ˌɪntʊ ðə dˈeɪ" mˈɛnt tˈuː ˈaʊɚz ˈæftɚ sˈʌnsɛt, ænd əkˈɜːd ɔnðə pɹˈiːviəs dˈeɪ baɪ mˈɑːdɚn ɹˈɛkənɪŋ.
As such, a reference to an event at "two hours into the day" meant two hours after sunset, and occurred on the previous day by modern reckoning.