When the minute hand on a clock moves from one number to the next, it has moved 5 minutes. There are 12 numbers around the clock face, and each interval is 5 minutes… 12 × 5 = 60 minutes in an ...

On this clock, the time is 1 o'clock. The hour hand points to 1 and the minute hand points straight up to 12. One hour after 1 o’clock is 2 o’clock. One hour before 1 o’clock is 12 o’clock.