Interactive analog clock

Set the clock hands by entering a time, then compare the dial with the digital reading.

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Enter a clock time to see its hands.

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Updated 2026-09-20

Read the hands on an analog clock

The short hand shows hours and moves gradually toward the next hour. The long hand shows minutes. Each numbered mark is five minutes; the small marks are single minutes. Change the time or move forward and backward by a minute to see how the hands work together.

Next: Military time converter

A worked example

At 3:30 PM, the minute hand points to 6 and the hour hand sits halfway between 3 and 4. The 24-hour reading is 15:30.

Before you use the result

This is a teaching clock that stays at the time you choose. The dial alone does not distinguish AM from PM; use the digital reading. For a running clock, open the world clock.

Next: World clock

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