How to Make a Clock in Minecraft

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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] , and is mined with an iron pickaxe or better.
    • 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] .
    • 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] . Redstone ore can be mined using an iron pickaxe or better.
    • Redstone dust can also be found in chests in dungeons, mineshafts, strongholds, villages, and woodland mansions [4] .
    • Redstone dust may also be dropped by witches when killed, or sold by novice-level cleric villagers.
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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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    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] . You can now place the clock in your inventory for later use.
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    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] .
    • 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.
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    The simplest method is to make an item display frame, place it on the wall, and then add the clock to the display.
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    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.
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      • Consider purchasing a clock if you lack the resources to create a clock using the crafting grid. A clock can be purchased from a village librarian for between 10 and 12 emeralds. [7]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Gold_Ore#Natural_generation
      2. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Gold_Ingot#Chest_loot
      3. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Redstone_Ore#Natural_generation
      4. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Redstone_Dust#Chest_loot
      5. ↑ https://www.digminecraft.com/tool_recipes/make_clock.php
      6. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Clock#Usage
      7. ↑ http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Clock

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