How to Make a Clock in Minecraft

Last Updated: July 6, 2021 References

The clock in Minecraft displays the sun and moon's position relative to the horizon, and can help your character determine when to go to sleep. You can craft a clock by combining four Gold Ingots with one Redstone in a crafting grid.

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Gathering Materials

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Make a crafting table. If you already have a crafting table, you can skip this step. A crafting table can be made using 4 wooden planks. Open your survival inventory and fill all 4 crafting spaces with a wooden plank to make a crafting table.
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Obtain 4 gold ingots. Gold ingots are primarily obtained by smelting gold ore or raw gold in a furnace. Gold ore can be found from Y-levels 0-32 in all biomes, or from Y-levels 32-79 in badlands biomes^{[1]
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- Gold ingots can also be found in chests in mineshafts, dungeons, villages, shipwrecks, buried treasure, desert temples, jungle temples, strongholds, woodland mansions, ruined portals, Nether fortresses, bastions, and end cities^{[2]
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- Gold ingots may also be dropped by zombified piglins, which are found in the Nether.
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Obtain 1 redstone dust. Redstone dust is primarily obtained by mining redstone ore, which can be found from Y-levels 1-16 in all biomes^{[3]
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- Redstone dust can also be found in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, strongholds, villages, and woodland mansions^{[4]
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- Redstone dust may also be dropped by witches when killed, or sold by novice-level cleric villagers.

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Crafting and Using a Clock

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Navigate to your crafting table and position your character directly in front of the table.
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Open the crafting table to access the crafting menu. The clock must be crafted using the Gold Ingots and Redstone in a crafting table. The instructions for accessing the crafting menu vary depending on your gaming system. Upon opening the crafting menu, the 3x3 crafting grid will display on-screen.
- Minecraft PC: Right-click on the crafting table to open the crafting menu.
- Minecraft PE: Tap on the crafting table to open the crafting menu.
- Xbox 360 / Xbox One: Press the “X” button on your Xbox controller to open the crafting menu.
- PS3 / PS4: Press the square button on your PlayStation controller to open the crafting menu.
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Craft the clock. Place the redstone dust in the middle of the crafting grid, then place a gold ingot directly above, below, to the left, and to the right of it^{[5]
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Look at the clock to determine the time. The clock has 2 halves, a blue day side and a black night side. They slowly rotate clockwise throughout the day, corresponding to the actual positions of the sun and moon in the sky^{[6]
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- If the clock shows all or most of the day side, it is noon.
- If the clock shows all or most of the night side, it is midnight.
- If the clock shows both the day and night sides, with the day side on the left and the night side on the right, it is dawn.
- If the clock shows both the day and night sides, with the night side on the left and the day side on the right, it is dusk.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I place it on walls?

Community Answer

The simplest method is to make an item display frame, place it on the wall, and then add the clock to the display.
Question

How do you make a item display frame?

Seasalt25

Top Answerer

To make an item frame, you need 8 sticks and 1 piece of leather. Open a crafting table and place the leather in the middle slot, then surround it with sticks.