Clock Face — 3:55 (Five To 4) — free printable diagram

What time is 3:55 on a clock?

This clock face shows 3:55 — five to four. The hour hand is between the 3 and the 4 and the minute hand points at the 11.

Digital time

3:55

In words

five to four

24-hour clock

03:55 (am) or 15:55 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

55

Minutes to the next hour

5

Minute hand

on the 11

Hour hand

between the 3 and the 4

Angle between the hands

147.5°

• The minute hand points at the 11, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 55 minutes past three.
• The hour hand is between the 3 and the 4, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• After half past we count backwards to the next hour, so 3:55 is read as "five to four" — 5 minutes still to go until four o'clock.
• 3:55 can be said either way: "five to four" or simply "three fifty-five".