how many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in day.
This is because the hour hand continues to move as the minute hand moves. Hence every 12 hours, the minute hand only overtakes the hour hand 11 times, 22 times in 24 hours. Since it makes 2 right angle per cycle, that's 2 x 22 = 44 right angles per day. 3/6/2014 | Philip P. The number of cycles in 24 hours, then = (0.923)(24) = 22.153. That's how you compute how many times the minute hand catches up the hour hand in 24 hours (round to 22). Thanks for your question.