Clock

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

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

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

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

Piglins 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	Resource location	Form	Translation key
Clock	clock	Item	item.minecraft.clock

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	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.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold.	Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.	30G	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Nether	Give a piglin one of these 24 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag, while not wearing any golden armor: Bell Block of Gold Block of Raw Gold Clock Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore Deepslate Gold Ore Raw Gold If this advancement is attempted while the player is wearing golden armor but piglin(s) are still aggressive toward them, the advancement does not trigger. Other gold-related items, if any, will not distract the piglin and thus will not trigger this advancement.	nether/distract_piglin

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			Added clocks.
					They have 228 visually distinct frames due to how the texture is generated - see the section below.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w21a			Librarian villagers now sell clocks for 10–11 emeralds.
1.5		13w02a			Clocks now 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.
1.17		20w48a			The texture of clocks has been changed to match the new gold ingot texture from the texture update.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					Added clocks.
					Clocks currently have no function or legitimate method of obtaining them.
v0.8.0		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.
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.54			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	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.

Texture generation prior to Java Edition 13w02a

To generate its appearances, the clock combined 2 textures, one being the actual clock, and the other being the dial.

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  Clock texture file

• 

  dial.png

The clock's texture could be changed without worrying about breaking the dial, as long as the transparency remained unaffected.^{[more information needed]}

This texture combination allowed for clocks to be very precise, having 228 visually distinct frames. The animated texture approach, used in 1.5 onwards, is far less precise, with only 64 different frames.

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  Clock animation as generated through the clock base and dial.png

• 

  Clock animation as generated through defined frames

Gallery

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

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  Early-game player holding a clock.

• 

  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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