Work out clock reading practice instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
The minute hand moves 6 degrees a minute and the hour hand 0.5 degrees a minute, so the angle between them is the difference of those two positions folded to at most 180 degrees. Analogue reading clicks when a child links the spoken phrase, the digital time and the physical hand positions, so all three are shown together.
Hand positions
hour hand = 30 x hour + 0.5 x minutes; minute hand = 6 x minutes (degrees clockwise from 12)
Angle between
angle = |hour angle - minute angle|, and 360 - that value if it exceeds 180
hour hand = 30 x hour + 0.5 x minutes; minute hand = 6 x minutes (degrees clockwise from 12). The minute hand moves 6 degrees a minute and the hour hand 0.5 degrees a minute, so the angle between them is the difference of those two positions folded to at most 180 degrees.
Analogue reading clicks when a child links the spoken phrase, the digital time and the physical hand positions, so all three are shown together.
Enter hour hand at, minutes past. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.