A clock face is a circle: 360° divided into 12 hours. Each hour mark is 30°. Each minute is 6° (because 360 ÷ 60 = 6).
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3:00
24-hour: 03:00
3 o'clock
Clock-face geometry
- The whole face is 360° split into 12 hours.
- Each hour mark is 30° (360 ÷ 12).
- Each minute is 6° (360 ÷ 60).
- The hour hand also creeps 0.5° per minute — that's why 3:30 isn't exactly 90°.
Your turn
What angle is between the hands at 5:00?
At 6:00 the hands point opposite ways — 180°, a straight line. At 12:00 they overlap — 0°. At 3:00 and 9:00 you get a clean right angle.
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Angle between hands at 3:00
Hour hand at 3, minute hand at 12. That's 3 hours apart × 30° = 90°. A right angle.
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Angle at 4:00
4 hours × 30° = 120°. Obtuse.
At 6:00 the hands are 180° apart — a straight line. At 12:00 they overlap (0°).