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Current time
How to Use the Clock
The page shows an analog clock that parents and teachers can use to help children learn to tell time. Under the clock face, the time is also shown in digits and, if you like, in words.
You can set the clock with a mouse, a finger or the keyboard.
What You See
- The clock face with two hands: the short, thick hour hand and the long, thin minute hand.
- The digital time under the face (12-hour, with AM and PM).
- The time in words, such as “half past six” or “quarter to four”.
- The sky behind the clock, which shows the Sun by day and the Moon and stars at night.
Modes
- Auto: the clock shows the current time on your device, with a second hand.
- Manual: you set the time yourself, and the second hand disappears. Moving a hand switches to manual mode.
Setting the Time
- Drag the colored dots at the ends of the hands. The minute hand moves the hour hand along with it, as on a real clock.
- Keys, when the clock has the focus:
- ←/→: a minute back or forward (with Shift: 5 minutes)
- ↑/PageUp: an hour forward, ↓/PageDown: an hour back
- Home: on the hour (
:00), End: half past (:30)
- Midnight sets the clock to 12 at night.
The Quiz
- Start it with the “Quiz” button. The clock sets itself, and you can't move the hands.
- It adapts: the quiz begins with o'clock times and then unlocks half past, quarter past, quarter to, five-minute steps, morning and evening (AM and PM) and the time in words.
- Session length depends on the answers: a session ends once everything is learned, or after 24 questions at most.
- Answer by clicking one of the 4 answers or pressing 1–4.
- Explanations and reviews: after a mistake, the quiz explains where the hands are, and later asks a similar question with another hour.
- Progress is kept in your browser: “Keep practicing” starts another session that remembers what has been learned. “End quiz” closes the quiz and clears the progress.
The day and night sky is only an illustration that helps to relate the clock to the parts of the day; it is not astronomically exact. The Moon, for one, always rises at sunset and sets at sunrise, so that children can focus on the clock. The current time is your device's, so it depends on its settings.