Clock Face — 4:55 (Five To 5) — free printable diagram

What time is 4:55 on a clock?

This clock face shows 4:55 — five to five. The hour hand is between the 4 and the 5 and the minute hand points at the 11.

Digital time

4:55

In words

five to five

24-hour clock

04:55 (am) or 16:55 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

55

Minutes to the next hour

5

Minute hand

on the 11

Hour hand

between the 4 and the 5

Angle between the hands

177.5°

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