at 4
22.5 degrees
Quarter to 10.
twelvtey
Half past six. (The small hand cannot be almost on 7, if you want to usehalf past, but in the middle of the distance between 6 and seven. If it is really almost on 7, it is quarter to seven.)
at 4
22.5 degrees
The little hand is on the 9 and the big hand is on the 3. 9:15
Quarter to 10.
twelvtey
Half past six. (The small hand cannot be almost on 7, if you want to usehalf past, but in the middle of the distance between 6 and seven. If it is really almost on 7, it is quarter to seven.)
4:45 ; Quarter to 5 5:15 ; Quarter past 5
Quarter past 12 !
A quarter past two!
Both are accepted, but "a quarter after" is preferred in formal writing.
Quarter past is an expression 15 minutes past the current hour. Each quarter of an hour is 15 minutes. So quarter past 10 is equal to 10:15.
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