Clock Face — 12:30 (Half Past 12) — free printable diagram

What time is 12:30 on a clock?

This clock face shows 12:30 — half past twelve. The hour hand is halfway between the 12 and the 1 and the minute hand points at the 6.

Digital time

12:30

In words

half past twelve

24-hour clock

00:30 (am) or 12:30 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

30

Minutes to the next hour

30

Minute hand

on the 6

Hour hand

halfway between the 12 and the 1

Angle between the hands

165°

• The minute hand points at the 6, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 30 minutes past twelve.
• The hour hand is halfway between the 12 and the 1, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• The minute hand points straight down at the 6, which is 30 minutes — half of the way round the face, so we say "half past twelve".
• 12:30 can be said either way: "half past twelve" or simply "twelve thirty".