Clock Face — 8:50 (Ten To 9) — free printable diagram

What time is 8:50 on a clock?

This clock face shows 8:50 — ten to nine. The hour hand is between the 8 and the 9 and the minute hand points at the 10.

Digital time

8:50

In words

ten to nine

24-hour clock

08:50 (am) or 20:50 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

50

Minutes to the next hour

10

Minute hand

on the 10

Hour hand

between the 8 and the 9

Angle between the hands

35°

• The minute hand points at the 10, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 50 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 8:50 is read as "ten to nine" — 10 minutes still to go until nine o'clock.
• 8:50 can be said either way: "ten to nine" or simply "eight fifty".