Clock Face — 8:55 (Five To 9) — free printable diagram

What time is 8:55 on a clock?

This clock face shows 8:55 — five to nine. The hour hand is between the 8 and the 9 and the minute hand points at the 11.

Digital time

8:55

In words

five to nine

24-hour clock

08:55 (am) or 20:55 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

55

Minutes to the next hour

5

Minute hand

on the 11

Hour hand

between the 8 and the 9

Angle between the hands

62.5°

• The minute hand points at the 11, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 55 minutes past 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 8:55 is read as "five to nine" — 5 minutes still to go until nine o'clock.
• 8:55 can be said either way: "five to nine" or simply "eight fifty-five".