Understanding Clock Hands and Time

To show the seconds

To indicate the minutes

To display the date

To point to the current hour

The minute hand

The hour hand

The second hand

The date hand

The minute hand is thicker

The minute hand is colored differently

The minute hand is shorter

The minute hand is longer

To show the seconds

To point to the current minute

To indicate the hour

To display the date

The date hand

The minute hand

The second hand

The hour hand

9

6

12

3

Quarter to

Quarter past

O'clock

Half past

It's quarter to the hour

It's quarter past the hour

It's the start of a new hour

It's half past the hour

3:15

3:45

3:30

3:00

The hour is 3

The hour is 12

The hour is 6

The hour is 9