5:45
745
10:15
6:45
In terms of time, quarter to one is 12.45pm in both digital and analogue formats.
"Quarter to 4" in digital time is displayed as 3:45. This indicates that there are 15 minutes remaining until 4:00.
A quarter to three on a digital clock is displayed as 2:45. This indicates that it is 15 minutes before 3:00.
7:15.
2:45
7:45
It's 3:45
8:30
It is 3:15. This way of telling time is very easy for those of us who learned about time when the circular analog clocks were all we had. For those whose experience extends mostly or only to digital clocks, phrases like 'quarter passed', 'half passed', and 'a quarter to' have virtually no meaning.