Charles Ellicott Commentary John 19:3

"and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands." — John 19:3 (ASV)

Saint John is not careful to give the time more than roughly about the sixth hour. The hours of that day may well have been confused, for their sorrow would have made minutes seem like hours, and the sun, which on other days marked the hours, was on that day itself darkened. Saint Matthew is equally uncertain at what exact time there was the cry with a loud voice (Matthew 27:46), and Saint Luke does not give the exact time when the darkness commenced (Luke 23:44).