--- title: "Number of minutes in an hour" description: "Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/number-of-minutes-in-an-hour-mt_2XDGT5tei1 source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/number-of-minutes-in-an-hour-mt_2XDGT5tei1.md retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Number of minutes in an hour Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day Subject: Mathematics · Area: Measurement · Ages 6 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/number-of-minutes-in-an-hour-mt_2XDGT5tei1 ## Ready when they can - State that there are 60 minutes in an hour - State that there are 24 hours in a day - Use these facts to solve simple time problems ## Lesson: 60 minutes, 24 hours You already know how to read a clock and tell o'clock and half past times. Now let's learn two facts that make time easier: how many minutes make one hour, and how many hours make one whole day. *(drawing: The minute hand goes all the way around the clock once. That trip takes 60 minutes, and 60 minutes is 1 hour.)* **Example.** Grace watches a show that lasts 60 minutes. She says, 'That show lasted exactly 1 hour!' She is right, because 60 minutes and 1 hour are the same amount of time. *(drawing: A whole day, from midnight to the next midnight, has 24 hours.)* **Tip.** Here is a trick: for any number of hours, multiply by 60 to get minutes. Two hours is 60 + 60, which is 120 minutes. **Recap.** One hour is 60 minutes, and one day is 24 hours. ## Practice 18 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Measuring Time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-time-mt__N55B7u7HD) ## Opens up - [Time Units and Calendar Facts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/time-units-and-calendar-facts-mt_EXlmTURK_o)