Clock

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

Clock

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot + Redstone Dust

Natural generation

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Clock	Ruined portal	Chest	1	7.3%
	Shipwreck	Map chest	1	7.7%
Bedrock Edition
Clock	Ruined portal	Chest	1	7.3%
	Shipwreck	Map chest	1	7.7%

Trading

Expert-level librarian villagers have ¹⁄₃ chance to sell a single clock for 4 emeralds as part of their trades.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Expert-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to sell a clock for 5 emeralds.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Usage

Clock animation

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. 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.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Clock	clock	item.minecraft.clock

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Clock	clock	347	item.clock.name

Video

Note: This video doesn't state that Clocks can be found in buried treasure.

Achievements

Main article: Achievement

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold.	Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.	30G	Silver

Advancements

Main article: Advancement

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Nether	Give a piglin one of these 22 gold-related items while it is aggressive toward the player. Other gold-related items, if any, may be used, but are ignored for this advancement and by the piglin.	nether/distract_piglin

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			Added clocks.
					Unlike most items, the clock combines 2 textures, one being the actual clock, and the other, the dial. The player can change the clock's texture without worrying about breaking the dial, as long as they do not change the transparency.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w21a			Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10–11 emeralds.
1.5		13w02a			Clocks now use one texture and use the new animation feature included in texture packs.
1.6.1		13w24a			Clocks are now broken up into individual textures, instead of combining 2 textures.
1.8		14w02a			Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10–12 emeralds.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 347.
		18w14a			Clocks can now be found in shipwreck map rooms.
1.16		20w16a			Clocks now generate in ruined portal chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
?					Added clocks.
					Clocks currently have no function or legitimate method of obtaining them.
0.8.0		build 2			Clocks are now functional and craftable.
					The texture of clocks has been changed.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10-12 emeralds.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Clocks can now be found inside map room chests in shipwrecks.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been changed, librarian villagers now have 1⁄3 chance to sell a clock for 4 emeralds as part of their trades.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Clocks now generate in ruined portal chests.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added clocks.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Clocks can now be found in shipwreck map rooms.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added clocks.

Issues

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

Trivia

• In Java Edition, a clock can be viewed under the item statistics page as long as one obtained a clock at some point. It can also be viewed in recipe book if the recipe for it has been unlocked.
• 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).
• When the time of day changes suddenly, such as after sleeping or when /time is used, the clock dial spins rapidly to catch up.
• After completing 100 day-and-night cycles in Bedrock Edition, the player is awarded an achievement.
• Although clocks do not function in the Nether or the End, the actual daylight cycle does continue.
• Despite that redstone is used in its crafting recipe, this item is neither a redstone component nor a redstone power source.

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