Clock Face — 12:10 (Ten Past 12) — free printable diagram

What time is 12:10 on a clock?

This clock face shows 12:10 — ten past twelve. The hour hand is between the 12 and the 1 and the minute hand points at the 2.

Digital time

12:10

In words

ten past twelve

24-hour clock

00:10 (am) or 12:10 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

10

Minutes to the next hour

50

Minute hand

on the 2

Hour hand

between the 12 and the 1

Angle between the hands

55°

• The minute hand points at the 2, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 10 minutes past twelve.
• The hour hand is between the 12 and the 1, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• Up to half past we count minutes forward from the hour, so 12:10 is read as "ten past twelve".
• 12:10 can be said either way: "ten past twelve" or simply "twelve ten".