ToolPetal
Military time converter
- Runs on your device
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Examples: 7am, 11:45 pm, noon, midnight.
Examples: 0700, 1430, 23:45.
How to convert to military time
- From 1:00 AM to 12:59 PM, drop the colon and AM or PM, and add a leading zero if needed. 9:15 AM becomes 0915. 12:30 PM stays 1230.
- From 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM, add 12 to the hour. 3:45 PM becomes 3 + 12 = 15, so 1545.
- From 12:00 AM to 12:59 AM (just after midnight), the hour is 00. 12:20 AM becomes 0020.
Going the other way, if the first two digits are 13 or more, take away 12 and add PM: 1910 is 19 minus 12 = 7, so 7:10 PM. If they are 00, the time is 12 something AM.
Worked examples
| Standard time | Military time | Said as |
|---|---|---|
| 12:05 AM | 0005 | zero zero zero five hours |
| 6:30 AM | 0630 | zero six thirty hours |
| 12:00 PM (noon) | 1200 | twelve hundred hours |
| 2:30 PM | 1430 | fourteen thirty hours |
| 11:59 PM | 2359 | twenty-three fifty-nine hours |
Military time chart
Every hour of the day in standard and military time. For half past the hour, swap the 00 for 30: 3:30 PM is 1530.
| Standard time | Military time | Said as |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM (midnight) | 0000 | zero hundred hours |
| 1:00 AM | 0100 | zero one hundred hours |
| 2:00 AM | 0200 | zero two hundred hours |
| 3:00 AM | 0300 | zero three hundred hours |
| 4:00 AM | 0400 | zero four hundred hours |
| 5:00 AM | 0500 | zero five hundred hours |
| 6:00 AM | 0600 | zero six hundred hours |
| 7:00 AM | 0700 | zero seven hundred hours |
| 8:00 AM | 0800 | zero eight hundred hours |
| 9:00 AM | 0900 | zero nine hundred hours |
| 10:00 AM | 1000 | ten hundred hours |
| 11:00 AM | 1100 | eleven hundred hours |
| 12:00 PM (noon) | 1200 | twelve hundred hours |
| 1:00 PM | 1300 | thirteen hundred hours |
| 2:00 PM | 1400 | fourteen hundred hours |
| 3:00 PM | 1500 | fifteen hundred hours |
| 4:00 PM | 1600 | sixteen hundred hours |
| 5:00 PM | 1700 | seventeen hundred hours |
| 6:00 PM | 1800 | eighteen hundred hours |
| 7:00 PM | 1900 | nineteen hundred hours |
| 8:00 PM | 2000 | twenty hundred hours |
| 9:00 PM | 2100 | twenty-one hundred hours |
| 10:00 PM | 2200 | twenty-two hundred hours |
| 11:00 PM | 2300 | twenty-three hundred hours |
How to say military time
- Say the first two digits, then the last two. 1630 is sixteen thirty.
- On the hour, say hundred: 0800 is zero eight hundred, 1500 is fifteen hundred.
- A leading zero is said as zero. In the US military you will also hear oh, as in oh eight hundred.
- Adding hours at the end is common but optional.
- Military time has no colon, but many hospitals and timetables write 24-hour time as 14:30. It means the same thing.
Questions
What is 1500 in military time?
1500 is 3:00 PM. Take 12 away from 15 to get 3, and because the hour was 13 or more it is PM. It is said fifteen hundred hours.
How do you write midnight in military time?
Midnight at the start of a day is 0000, said zero hundred hours. Some schedules use 2400 for midnight at the end of a day, so 2400 on Monday is the same moment as 0000 on Tuesday.
What is 12:30 AM in military time?
12:30 AM is 0030. Any time between midnight and 1:00 AM starts with 00 in military time.
Is military time the same as 24-hour time?
Yes, the clock is the same. Military time is usually written without a colon (1430) and said as hours, while civilian 24-hour time is often written 14:30. Militaries also add a time zone letter, such as Z for UTC.
How do you convert PM times to military time?
Add 12 to the hour for any PM time from 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM. 4:20 PM becomes 1620. 12 PM times stay as 12, so 12:45 PM is 1245.
Does the current time use my time zone?
Yes. The clock at the top reads the time from your own device, so it shows military time for wherever you are.