Stuck? Don’t know what time it is? No problem! This short blog post will teach you how to tell time.
When it comes to time, most of us just take for granted that we already know the answer. We know what day of the week it is, we know what month and when it’s in, but do we actually understand the different styles of a clock face? Or more importantly, are we able to tell which direction the hour hand is pointing even when not looking directly at our wristwatch or clock radio?
Knowing how to read a clock can be a useful skill in both your professional and personal life. For example, let’s say that you’re a writer. You spend most of your free time on the computer, in front of the monitor and not next to a candlelit table in a beautiful mansion. You might enjoy reading novels and short stories, but even if you did have time for other hobbies or interests, you wouldn’t want people to spot any errors when you were writing!
The clock on the wall can do more than just tell the time, it can also be used to provide (or project) information about how much time remains before certain events are supposed to take place. It’s extremely useful for scheduling meetings and appointments (e.g., “the meeting starts at 3 p.m. tomorrow”) and for long-distance calls (e.g., “I’m going to call you at 2:45 p.m.”).
What Is a 12-Hour Clock?
The easiest way to remember how to tell the time is by memorizing the 24 hours in one day, which is a standard time clock. The 24-hour system is basically used in all countries around the world as well as at sea, on airplanes and in military time. In other words, a standard clock face is exactly what you think it is – a clock that only counts up to 12 hours (or 12:00), then it starts over again at 1 o’clock and continues counting up until midnight.
You’ve probably seen clocks with longer hands on them in your school, at work or maybe even in your living room. The second hand is most commonly used to measure the seconds and the minute hand measures the minutes. The hour hand is the longest of all three, and this makes up a full rotation itself within an hour, before it starts over again.
On a clock face with an hour hand, each number represents five minutes (the halves of an hour). It means that if you look at a clock with a 6 on it, it’s actually 6:15, instead of just 6 o’clock. This is because 15 minutes have already passed since you last looked at the clock.
Stuck? Don’t know what time it is? No problem! This short blog post will teach you how to tell time.
When it comes to time, most of us just take for granted that we already know the answer. We know what day of the week it is, we know what month and when it’s in, but do we actually understand the different styles of a clock face? Or more importantly, are we able to tell which direction the hour hand is pointing even when not looking directly at our wristwatch or clock radio?
Knowing how to read a clock can be a useful skill in both your professional and personal life. For example, let’s say that you’re a writer. You spend most of your free time on the computer, in front of the monitor and not next to a candlelit table in a beautiful mansion. You might enjoy reading novels and short stories, but even if you did have time for other hobbies or interests, you wouldn’t want people to spot any errors when you were writing!
The clock on the wall can do more than just tell the time, it can also be used to provide (or project) information about how much time remains before certain events are supposed to take place. It’s extremely useful for scheduling meetings and appointments (e.g., “the meeting starts at 3 p.m. tomorrow”) and for long-distance calls (e.g., “I’m going to call you at 2:45 p.m.”).
What Is a 12-Hour Clock?
The easiest way to remember how to tell the time is by memorizing the 24 hours in one day, which is a standard time clock. The 24-hour system is basically used in all countries around the world as well as at sea, on airplanes and in military time. In other words, a standard clock face is exactly what you think it is – a clock that only counts up to 12 hours (or 12:00), then it starts over again at 1 o’clock and continues counting up until midnight.
You’ve probably seen clocks with longer hands on them in your school, at work or maybe even in your living room. The second hand is most commonly used to measure the seconds and the minute hand measures the minutes. The hour hand is the longest of all three, and this makes up a full rotation itself within an hour, before it starts over again.
On a clock face with an hour hand, each number represents five minutes (the halves of an hour). It means that if you look at a clock with a 6 on it, it’s actually 6:15, instead of just 6 o’clock. This is because 15 minutes have already passed since you last looked at the clock.
