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Clock
MiscellaneousCraftable

Clock

Displays the current position of the sun and moon. Useful underground or in dimensions where the sky is not visible.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

clock

Clock at a glance

Clock comes from crafting and trading with villagers, and Miscellaneous is where it sits as an item. 64 Clock fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Clock, shipwreck map chests are the best bet at roughly 1 in 13 per chest. It sits between Clay Ball and Coal in Miscellaneous, number 23 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Gold IngotGold Ingot
Gold IngotGold Ingot
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
Gold IngotGold Ingot
Gold IngotGold Ingot
ClockClock

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Trading

Notes

Does not function in the Nether or the End, where it spins randomly.

Frequently asked questions about Clock

  1. Gold Ingot, Redstone Dust going into Clock, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Clock in Minecraft?

    Clock is crafted from Gold Ingot and Redstone Dust at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from trading with villagers, not just the recipe above.

  2. Clock coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was Clock added to Minecraft?

    Clock was added in the early Alpha development period.

  3. Clock on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Clock used for?

    Displays the current position of the sun and moon. Useful underground or in dimensions where the sky is not visible.

  4. A chest beside Clock, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Clock in chests?

    Clock is chest loot in shipwreck map chests (roughly 1 in 13) and ruined portal chests (roughly 1 in 14). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  5. 64 Clock drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Clock can you stack?

    256 Gold Ingot and 64 Redstone Dust is what 64 Clock costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A double chest of Clock comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

Four gold ingots and one redstone dust make a clock, and it shows the position of the sun even underground. In the Nether and the End the needle spins uselessly, so its whole value lies in mining: knowing whether the surface is safe before climbing out.