Clock Face — 5:30 (Half Past 5) — free printable diagram

What time is 5:30 on a clock?

This clock face shows 5:30 — half past five. The hour hand is halfway between the 5 and the 6 and the minute hand points at the 6.

Digital time

5:30

In words

half past five

24-hour clock

05:30 (am) or 17:30 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

30

Minutes to the next hour

30

Minute hand

on the 6

Hour hand

halfway between the 5 and the 6

Angle between the hands

15°

• The minute hand points at the 6, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 30 minutes past five.
• The hour hand is halfway between the 5 and the 6, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• The minute hand points straight down at the 6, which is 30 minutes — half of the way round the face, so we say "half past five".
• 5:30 can be said either way: "half past five" or simply "five thirty".