Clock Face — 8:40 (Twenty To 9) — free printable diagram

What time is 8:40 on a clock?

This clock face shows 8:40 — twenty to nine. The hour hand is between the 8 and the 9 and the minute hand points at the 8.

Digital time

8:40

In words

twenty to nine

24-hour clock

08:40 (am) or 20:40 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

40

Minutes to the next hour

20

Minute hand

on the 8

Hour hand

between the 8 and the 9

Angle between the hands

20°

• The minute hand points at the 8, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 40 minutes past eight.
• The hour hand is between the 8 and the 9, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• After half past we count backwards to the next hour, so 8:40 is read as "twenty to nine" — 20 minutes still to go until nine o'clock.
• 8:40 can be said either way: "twenty to nine" or simply "eight forty".