diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ef213e5..4057694 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -114,25 +114,61 @@ static void clock_hours(void)
 	}
 }
 
-/* set hour progress on clock LEDs */
+/* set hour progress on clock LEDs
+ * the hour/time time indication are full arcs, not only position
+ * whatever arc is smaller is displayed first
+ * green is for minutes, blur for hours */
 static void clock_hour(uint32_t time)
 {
 	time %= ticks_midday; // the LED strip can only display 12 hours
-	uint32_t led_hour = (WS2812B_LEDS*(255*(uint64_t)(time)))/ticks_midday; // scale to LED brightnesses
-	printf("led hour: %lu, brightness: %lu\n", led_hour/255, led_hour%255);
-	if (led_hour>=WS2812B_LEDS*255) { // a calculation error occurred
+	uint32_t led_hour = (WS2812B_LEDS*(255*(uint64_t)(time%ticks_midday)))/ticks_midday; // scale to LED brightnesses for hours
+	uint32_t led_minute = (WS2812B_LEDS*(255*(uint64_t)(time%ticks_hour)))/ticks_hour; // scale to LED brightnesses for minutes
+	if (led_hour>=WS2812B_LEDS*255 || led_minute>=WS2812B_LEDS*255) { // a calculation error occurred
 		return;
 	}
-	for (uint16_t led=0; led<WS2812B_LEDS && led_hour>0; led++) {
-		clock_leds[led*3+0] = 0;
-		clock_leds[led*3+1] = 0;
-		if (led_hour>=0xff) { // full hours
-			clock_leds[led*3+2] = 0xff;
-		} else { // running hours
-			clock_leds[led*3+2] = led_hour;
+	// set LEDs
+	for (uint16_t led=0; led<WS2812B_LEDS; led++) {
+		// determine order of hour/minute display
+		if (led_hour>led_minute) {
+			clock_leds[led*3+0] = 0;
+			if (led_minute>=0xff) { // full minutes
+				clock_leds[led*3+1] = 0xff;
+			} else { // running minutes
+				clock_leds[led*3+1] = led_minute;
+			}
+			led_minute -= clock_leds[led*3+1];
+			if (led_minute!=0) {
+				clock_leds[led*3+2] = 0;
+				led_hour -= 0xff;
+			} else {
+				if (led_hour>=0xff) { // full hours
+					clock_leds[led*3+2] = 0xff;
+				} else { // running hours
+					clock_leds[led*3+2] = led_hour;
+				}
+				led_hour -= clock_leds[led*3+2];
+			}
+		} else {
+			clock_leds[led*3+0] = 0;
+			if (led_hour!=0) {
+				clock_leds[led*3+1] = 0;
+				led_minute -= 0xff;
+			} else {
+				if (led_minute>=0xff) { // full minutes
+					clock_leds[led*3+1] = 0xff;
+				} else { // running minutes
+					clock_leds[led*3+1] = led_minute;
+				}
+				led_minute -= clock_leds[led*3+1];
+			}
+			if (led_hour>=0xff) { // full hours
+				clock_leds[led*3+2] = 0xff;
+			} else { // running hours
+				clock_leds[led*3+2] = led_hour;
+			}
+			led_hour -= clock_leds[led*3+2];
 		}
-		led_hour -= clock_leds[led*3+2];
-	}
+	}	
 }
 
 /* set the LEDs */