I really need to find a way to rotate a label any ideas?

You can display the time using individual digit images. That gives you full control over how it’s displayed (e.g. vertically).

I believe you can rotate a label (see this) but only in the older Snap to Place interface… not in the newer Drag and Drop interface.

Here’s a demo that shows how to display the minutes as image digits:

Demo Project: Thunkable
(See the screen with your username)