Clock

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

Clock

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Clock

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

Clocks are time telling devices that display the current in-game position of the sun and the moon. Clocks only function properly in the Overworld.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot + Redstone Dust	Clock

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 a 33.3% (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% (¹⁄₂) chance to sell a clock for 5 emeralds.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Usage

File:WatchCycle.gif

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.

Piglins

Template:EntityLink are attracted to clocks and run toward any clock on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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

Video

Note: This video doesn't state that Clocks can be found in Shipwrecks or Ruined Portals because the video was released in an earlier version.

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			32px Added clocks.
					They have 228 visually distinct frames.
					32px 32px Unlike most items, the clock combines 2 textures, one being the actual clock, and the other being 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			32px Clocks now, instead of combining two textures, use the new animation feature included in texture packs. As a result, they are considerably less precise, having only 64 frames.
1.8		14w02a			Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10–12 emeralds.
1.9		15w31a			Clocks are now broken up into individual textures, instead of having every individual frame on one vertical strip like with animated textures.
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		20w09a			Clocks can now be used to distract piglins.
		20w16a			Clocks now generate in ruined portal chests.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w48a			32px The texture of clocks has been changed to match the new gold ingot texture from the texture update.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					32px Added clocks.
					Clocks currently have no function or legitimate method of obtaining them.
v0.8.0		build 2			Clocks are now functional and craftable.
					32px 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.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.54			32px The texture of clocks has been changed to match the new gold ingot texture from the texture update.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	32px Added clocks.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Clocks can now be found in shipwreck map rooms.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px Added clocks.

Gallery

• Clockonawall.png

  Clock in the Item Frame on a wall in Player's base, showing the night is near.

• Player Holding Clock.png

  Early-game player holding a clock.

• Clock In Item Frame.png

  A clock placed in an item frame.

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.
• Although clocks do not function in the Nether or the End, the actual daylight cycle does continue.

References

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