Clock

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A clock is an item that shows the state of the daylight cycle in the Overworld. It spins randomly in dimensions that do not have daylight cycles.

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The clock dial consists of two halves, a day side and a night side. The dial spins clockwise slowly to indicate the time of day, corresponding to the sun or moon's actual position in the sky. When the time of day changes suddenly, such as after sleeping or when /time is used, the clock dial spins rapidly to catch up. The player is able to sleep a few seconds after the clock shows exactly dusk.

The dial always shows the current in-game time when in the Overworld, regardless of where it appears. This includes a player's hand, an inventory slot, a crafting grid, an item frame, or even as a dropped item. For a clock to be mounted on a wall, an item frame is required.

Because there is no day–night cycle in the Nether or the End, clocks do not work properly in these dimensions. Instead, the dial rotates rapidly and randomly. Although clocks do not function in these dimensions, the actual daylight cycle does continue.

Piglins run toward any clock item on the ground and inspect it for 6 seconds in Java Edition or 8 seconds in Bedrock Edition^[1] before putting it in their inventory.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Issues relating to "Clock" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• In Java Edition, the default resource pack for the clock contains 64 individual frames, each frame lasting about 18.75 seconds in real time (375 ticks) (1350 seconds (22 minutes, 30 seconds) in Minecraft time).

• 👁 A clock in an item frame on a wall in a player's base, showing it is dawn
  
  A clock in an item frame on a wall in a player's base, showing it is dawn
• 👁 Early-game player holding a clock
  
  Early-game player holding a clock

• 👁 Several clocks used to telegraph time zones, featured in Eerie Mojang Office Party
  
  Several clocks used to telegraph time zones, featured in Eerie Mojang Office Party
• 👁 Artwork of a clock used for daylight savings time
  
  Artwork of a clock used for daylight savings time
• 👁 A clock being used as a watch
  
  A clock being used as a watch
• 👁 A giant clock featured in Minecraft: Story Mode
  
  A giant clock featured in Minecraft: Story Mode