Clock Face — 12:55 (Five To 1) — free printable diagram

What time is 12:55 on a clock?

This clock face shows 12:55 — five to one. The hour hand is between the 12 and the 1 and the minute hand points at the 11.

Digital time

12:55

In words

five to one

24-hour clock

00:55 (am) or 12:55 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

55

Minutes to the next hour

5

Minute hand

on the 11

Hour hand

between the 12 and the 1

Angle between the hands

57.5°

• The minute hand points at the 11, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 55 minutes past twelve.
• The hour hand is between the 12 and the 1, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• After half past we count backwards to the next hour, so 12:55 is read as "five to one" — 5 minutes still to go until one o'clock.
• 12:55 can be said either way: "five to one" or simply "twelve fifty-five".