When the minute hand of a clock has moved from 12 and travelled a quarter of the way around the clock to point at 3, this is quarter past the hour.
The hour hand also moves and is a quarter of the way from one number to the next one.
When the minute hand of a clock has moved from 12 and travelled a quarter of the way around the clock to point at 3, this is quarter past the hour.
The hour hand also moves and is a quarter of the way from one number to the next one.