This is the Intervals Clock. Time is represented here by the decimal value of each interval, or note, of the chromatic scale. At the top of the hour, you will hear the hour's corresponding note of the C chromatic scale and see the note's waveform. The "bell" strikes just like any other hourly bell and indicates the hour by the number of times it sounds. You can click anywhere inside the rectangle to see and hear what would have happened at the top of the previous hour.

Each interval is based on its distance from the root (C). Values range from 1.0 (C root) to 2.0 (C octave). The decimal values on the clock are "pointing" to the current hour's and minute's position. The minute values are divided into fractions of tones to allow for highest possible resolution of time on this clock. Every minute and every hour is represented.

Try it yourself. Take the numbers on the clock above and bring them to the chart below. The hour number from above is very easy to translate to the hour of the day. Just match the interval from the hour to its corresponding hour. Do the same thing to get the minute. Since the minute will most likely be in between two intervals, you will have to estimate to get the precise minute.