It means it's 6:15
4:45 ; Quarter to 5 5:15 ; Quarter past 5
A quarter past six in the evening, possibly.
twenty past six is a time it means that it is 6:20
Quarter past 12 !
Both are accepted, but "a quarter after" is preferred in formal writing.
quarter past six 18:15 (24 hour time) is quarter past six
You can write "quarter past six" as "6:15." This indicates that it is fifteen minutes after six o'clock. In more formal writing, you might also use "six fifteen" or "six and a quarter."
18:15 and QPS mean 'quarter past six'
4:45 ; Quarter to 5 5:15 ; Quarter past 5
A quarter past six in the evening, possibly.
and a quarter ( when telling the time - a quarter past)
Well, honey, let's do the math. From five past six to a quarter to seven, that's 50 minutes. Five minutes past the hour plus 45 minutes until a quarter to the next hour equals 50 minutes. So, make sure you set your timer right if you wanna be on time!
Time on a clock quarter = quarter of an hour = 60/4 = 15 minutes example, quarter to three = 2:45 quarter past three = 3:45 Also half past two in some countries is referred as half to three.
Quarter to means 15 minutes before the hour; e.g. 5:45 Quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour; e.g. 16:15
twenty past six is a time it means that it is 6:20
If you mean an expession such as "quarter of six," it means a quarter of an hour before six o'clock, or in other words, 5:45. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes (1/4 of 60, the number of minutes in an hour). Two quarter-hours make half an hour.
945 . would be written as ' 9;45 ' It means forty five minutes PAST the hour of 9 o'clock. Since the hour is divided into 'quarters' of 15 minutes each, it would leave 15 minutes (one quarter) to reach 10 o'clock. So would be expressed as 'Quarter to Ten'. Similarly. 915 = 9:15 *