Time
We use CLOCK to tell the time.
- The numbers 1 to 12 on a clock face show the hours.
- The clock face is divided into 60 equal parts. Each part shows a minute.
- The minute hand goes around the clock once in every hour. 1 Hour = 60 Minutes
- The minute hand moves from one number to the next in 5 minutes.
- The position of the hour hand tells what hour it is. The hour hand moves from one number to the next in 1 hour.
Here is a live clock.
Telling the Time
In this clock, the hour hand points at 1. The minute hand is at 12. So the time is exactly 1 o' clock | |
In this clock, the hour hand is past 1, but has not reached 2. The minute hand is at 3. So the time is 15 minutes past 1 o' clock | |
In this clock, the hour hand points at 2. The minute hand is at 12. So the time is exactly 2 o' clock |
- When the minute hand is at 12, the time is in full hours.
- When the minute hand is pointing at other places, the time is in hours and minutes.
Time in Hours
When the minute hand is at 12, the hour hand always points to an hour on the clock. The time is a full hour or o'clock
Clock | Time |
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2:00 2 O' Clock | |
5:00 5 O' Clock | |
7:00 7 O' Clock | |
10:00 10 O' Clock |
Time in Half Hours
When the minute hand is at 6, the time is 30 minutes past the hour. We say, the time is half past the hour.
Clock | Time |
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1:30 Half Past 1 | |
3:30 Half Past 3 | |
8:30 Half Past 8 | |
10:30 Half Past 10 |
Time in Quarter Past
When the minute hand is at 3, the time is 15 minutes past the hour. We say, the time is quarter past the hour.
Clock | Time |
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1:15 Quarter Past 1 | |
5:15 Quarter Past 5 | |
8:15 Quarter Past 8 | |
11:15 Quarter Past 11 |
Time in Quarter To
When the minute hand is at 9, the time is 45 minutes past the hour or 15 minutes to the next hour. We say, the time is quarter to the next hour.
Clock | Time |
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1:45 Quarter To 2 | |
5:45 Quarter To 6 | |
8:45 Quarter To 9 | |
11:45 Quarter To 12 |
Days of the Week
A week has 7 days
Days | |
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1 | Monday |
2 | Tuesday |
3 | Wednesday |
4 | Thursday |
5 | Friday |
6 | Saturday |
7 | Sunday |
Months of the Year
There are 12 months in a Year
Months | |
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1 | January |
2 | February |
3 | March |
4 | April |
5 | May |
6 | June |
7 | July |
8 | August |
9 | September |
10 | October |
11 | November |
12 | December |
Calendar of the Year