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About military time
Military time counts the hours of the day from 00 to 23, so it needs no AM or PM. It is written with four digits and no colon: 1430 is 2:30 in the afternoon. It is used by the armed forces, hospitals, police, airlines and in most of the world as the 24-hour clock.
Type a time in either form — 1430, 14:30, 2:30 PM or noon — and the converter shows the other forms at once: 12-hour time, the 24-hour clock, military time and how to say it ("fourteen thirty hours"). The chart under it marks the hour. For a timesheet or a schedule, switch to A list of times and paste them all.
Features
- Both ways — military to AM/PM and AM/PM to military; it sees which one you typed
- Many ways to type — 1430, 14:30, 1430 hours, 2:30 PM, 2:30p, noon, midnight
- Said aloud — "zero eight hundred hours", "fourteen thirty hours"
- Midnight and noon explained — 0000, 1200 and 2400 are handled the right way
- Full 24-hour chart — your hour is marked
- Bulk list — paste many times, one per line, and copy the results
- Steps — the rule used for your time, in one line
Military time chart
| Military | 24-hour clock | 12-hour clock |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 00:00 | 12:00 AM (midnight) |
| 0100 | 01:00 | 1:00 AM |
| 0200 | 02:00 | 2:00 AM |
| 0300 | 03:00 | 3:00 AM |
| 0400 | 04:00 | 4:00 AM |
| 0500 | 05:00 | 5:00 AM |
| 0600 | 06:00 | 6:00 AM |
| 0700 | 07:00 | 7:00 AM |
| 0800 | 08:00 | 8:00 AM |
| 0900 | 09:00 | 9:00 AM |
| 1000 | 10:00 | 10:00 AM |
| 1100 | 11:00 | 11:00 AM |
| 1200 | 12:00 | 12:00 PM (noon) |
| 1300 | 13:00 | 1:00 PM |
| 1400 | 14:00 | 2:00 PM |
| 1500 | 15:00 | 3:00 PM |
| 1600 | 16:00 | 4:00 PM |
| 1700 | 17:00 | 5:00 PM |
| 1800 | 18:00 | 6:00 PM |
| 1900 | 19:00 | 7:00 PM |
| 2000 | 20:00 | 8:00 PM |
| 2100 | 21:00 | 9:00 PM |
| 2200 | 22:00 | 10:00 PM |
| 2300 | 23:00 | 11:00 PM |
| 2400 | 24:00 | 12:00 AM (end of the day) |
How to convert military time to standard time
- 0000 to 0059: the hour is 12 AM. 0045 is 12:45 AM.
- 0100 to 1159: the same hour, AM. Drop the leading zero: 0730 is 7:30 AM.
- 1200 to 1259: the same hour, PM. 1215 is 12:15 PM.
- 1300 to 2359: take away 12, PM. 1745 − 1200 → 5:45 PM.
| Military | Standard time |
|---|---|
| 0045 | 12:45 AM |
| 0730 | 7:30 AM |
| 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| 1215 | 12:15 PM |
| 1430 | 2:30 PM |
| 1745 | 5:45 PM |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM |
| 2359 | 11:59 PM |
How to convert standard time to military time
- 12 AM: the hour becomes 00. 12:15 AM is 0015.
- 1 AM to 11 AM: keep the hour, add a leading zero. 9:30 AM is 0930.
- 12 PM: keep 12. 12:45 PM is 1245.
- 1 PM to 11 PM: add 12 to the hour. 3:20 PM is 1520.
| Standard time | Military |
|---|---|
| 12:15 AM | 0015 |
| 6:00 AM | 0600 |
| 9:30 AM | 0930 |
| 12:00 PM | 1200 |
| 12:45 PM | 1245 |
| 1:00 PM | 1300 |
| 3:20 PM | 1520 |
| 6:00 PM | 1800 |
| 10:45 PM | 2245 |
How to say military time
Say the hours and the minutes as two numbers, and add "hours" at the end. A zero at the start is said as "zero". Whole hours end in "hundred".
| Military | Standard time | Said aloud |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM | zero hundred hours |
| 0005 | 12:05 AM | zero zero zero five hours |
| 0030 | 12:30 AM | zero zero thirty hours |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | zero one hundred hours |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | zero eight hundred hours |
| 0815 | 8:15 AM | zero eight fifteen hours |
| 1200 | 12:00 PM | twelve hundred hours |
| 1430 | 2:30 PM | fourteen thirty hours |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM | nineteen hundred hours |
| 2015 | 8:15 PM | twenty fifteen hours |
| 2359 | 11:59 PM | twenty-three fifty-nine hours |
You may also hear "oh" instead of "zero" (oh eight hundred). Military radio uses "zero".
Midnight: 0000 or 2400?
0000 is midnight at the start of a day. 2400 is midnight at the end of a day. They are the same moment: 2400 on Monday is 0000 on Tuesday. Most schedules use 0000, and a shift "until 2400" ends at midnight. On a 12-hour clock both are 12:00 AM. The minute after 2359 is always 0000 — there is no 2401.
Convert a list of times
Choose A list of times and paste one time per line. You can mix the forms: 0600, 7:15 PM and 12:05 AM in one list. The table shows each time in military and 12-hour form, and lines that are not a time are marked with "?". A time without AM or PM is read as military time. Copy puts the whole list on the clipboard.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 1500 in military time?
1500 is 3:00 PM. Take away 12 from any hour from 13 to 23: 15 − 12 = 3.
What time is 0000?
0000 is midnight, 12:00 AM, the first minute of the day.
Is 2400 a real time?
Yes, but only as the end of a day. 2400 and 0000 the next day are the same moment. 2401 does not exist.
Is military time the same as the 24-hour clock?
The hours are the same. Military time is written without a colon (1430) and is often followed by "hours". The 24-hour clock used in Europe and Asia writes 14:30.
How do I say 0800?
"Zero eight hundred hours". Some people say "oh eight hundred".
Does this tool change time zones?
No, it converts the way a time is written. To change a time between zones, use the Time Zone Converter.
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- Online Clock — a big clock in 24-hour or 12-hour time
- Time Zone Converter — the same moment in other time zones
- Time Duration Calculator — hours and minutes between two times
- Minutes to Decimal Hours — 7:30 is 7.5 hours, for timesheets
- Julian Date Converter — dates as day-of-year codes like 26317
How to use it
- Type a time: 1430, 14:30 or 2:30 PM — or tap an example
- Read the 12-hour or military time in the result, and how to say it
- Look at the chart under the form; your hour is marked
- For many times, choose A list of times and paste them, one per line
- Press Copy to copy the result
