Clock Face — 9:55 (Five To 10) — free printable diagram

What time is 9:55 on a clock?

This clock face shows 9:55 — five to ten. The hour hand is between the 9 and the 10 and the minute hand points at the 11.

Digital time

9:55

In words

five to ten

24-hour clock

09:55 (am) or 21:55 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

55

Minutes to the next hour

5

Minute hand

on the 11

Hour hand

between the 9 and the 10

Angle between the hands

32.5°

• The minute hand points at the 11, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 55 minutes past nine.
• The hour hand is between the 9 and the 10, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• After half past we count backwards to the next hour, so 9:55 is read as "five to ten" — 5 minutes still to go until ten o'clock.
• 9:55 can be said either way: "five to ten" or simply "nine fifty-five".