The current time can be read with the second(), minute(), and hour() functions. In this example, sin() and cos() values are used to set the position of the hands. *
Original Processing.org Example: Clock
// All Examples Written by Casey Reas and Ben Fry // unless otherwise stated. void setup() { size(200, 200); stroke(255); smooth(); } void draw() { background(0); fill(80); noStroke(); // Angles for sin() and cos() start at 3 o'clock; // subtract HALF_PI to make them start at the top ellipse(100, 100, 160, 160); float s = map(second(), 0, 60, 0, TWO_PI) - HALF_PI; float m = map(minute(), 0, 60, 0, TWO_PI) - HALF_PI; float h = map(hour() % 12, 0, 12, 0, TWO_PI) - HALF_PI; stroke(255); strokeWeight(1); line(100, 100, cos(s) * 72 + 100, sin(s) * 72 + 100); strokeWeight(2); line(100, 100, cos(m) * 60 + 100, sin(m) * 60 + 100); strokeWeight(4); line(100, 100, cos(h) * 50 + 100, sin(h) * 50 + 100); }