Clock

Clock

Type	Tools
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
First appearances	See History
Data value	dec: 347 hex: 15B bin: 101011011
Name	clock

This article is about the in-game item. For the redstone circuit, see clock circuit.

“	Keep track of the scary time! A craftable watch lets you know when it's safe to emerge from the caves.	„
	—The Halloween Update promo poster

Clocks are items that display the current in-game time by displaying the sun and the moon's position relative to the horizon.

Obtaining

Trading

A single clock can be bought from a librarian villager for 10 to 12 emeralds as part of their tier 3 trades.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot + Redstone

Natural generation

In 1.13^[upcoming] clocks can be found in 7.7% of shipwreck map chests in stacks of 1.

In Bedrock Edition they can be found in 7.7% of shipwreck map chests in stacks of 1.

Usage

Clock animation

The clock dial consists of two halves, a day side and a night side. The dial spins slowly to indicate the time of day, corresponding to the sun or moon's actual position in the sky. The player is able to sleep a few seconds after the clock shows exactly dusk.

The dial can be read from a clock in any of its representations: held in a player's hand, placed in any inventory or crafting grid, in an item frame, and even as a dropped item.

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, making them useless.

History

Alpha
v1.2.0					Added clocks. Unlike most items the clock combines 2 textures, one being the actual clock, and the other, the dial. So the player may change the clock's texture without worrying about breaking the dial, as long as they do not change the transparency.
Official release
1.3.1			12w21a		Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10–11 emeralds.
1.5			13w02a		The clock uses one texture and uses the new animation feature included in texture packs.
1.8			14w02a		Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10–12 emeralds.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.13			18w14a		Clocks can now be found in Shipwreck Map Rooms.
Pocket Edition Alpha
?					Added clocks, with no function or legitimate method of obtaining.
0.8.0			build 2		Clocks are now functional and craftable.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0		Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10-12 emerald.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.4			beta 1.2.20.1		Clocks can now be found inside map room chests in shipwrecks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added clocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Clock" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• In the Java Edition, a clock can be viewed under the item statistics page as long as one has made a clock at some point.
• When the time of day changes suddenly, such as after sleeping or when the time command is used, the clock dial will spin rapidly to catch up.
• After completing 100 day-and-night cycles in the Legacy Console Edition or Windows 10 Edition you get an achievement and, on the Xbox 360 Edition, you are awarded a miniature clock wristwatch for your Xbox Live avatar to wear.

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