Telling Time to the Minute

The minute hand is the longer hand on a clock that shows the minutes. It moves around the clock face once every hour.

The hour hand is the shorter hand on a clock that shows the hours. It moves around the clock face once every 12 hours.

There are 60 minutes in one hour.

Telling time to the minute means being able to read the exact time, including the minutes, on a clock.

If the minute hand is on the 3, it is 15 minutes past the hour.

It is 2:30.

5:49 is 4 minutes later than 5:45.

To calculate the time difference, subtract the earlier time from the later time.

When the minute hand points to 12, it means it is the start of a new hour.

In 2 minutes, it will be 2:00.