How to use the military time converter
- Type a military time into the left box, such as 1700, 17:00 or 1700 hours.
- Or type a standard time into the right box, such as 5pm, 5:30 pm or 12 am -- include AM or PM so it isn't ambiguous.
- The other box fills in automatically, along with how the time is said out loud.
How to convert military time to standard time
- Hour 00: it's 12 AM (midnight). 0000 is 12:00 AM.
- Hours 01-11: keep the same hour, it's AM. 0800 is 8:00 AM.
- Hour 12: it's 12 PM (noon). 1200 is 12:00 PM.
- Hours 13-23: subtract 12, it's PM. 1700 − 1200 = 5:00, so it's 5:00 PM.
How to convert standard time to military time
- 12 AM (midnight): becomes 0000.
- 1 AM-11 AM: keep the same hour. 8:00 AM becomes 0800.
- 12 PM (noon): stays 1200.
- 1 PM-11 PM: add 12 to the hour. 5:00 PM becomes 1700; 7:30 PM becomes 1930.
Midnight and noon in military time
Midnight is 0000 at the start of a day. Some schedules instead write 2400 to mark the very end of the day that's finishing (so "open until 2400" means open through midnight) -- both refer to the same instant. Noon is 1200 ("twelve hundred hours"), never 0000 or 2400.
How military time is said
Say the hour first, then the minutes, then "hours". A round hour adds "hundred": 1700 is "seventeen hundred hours", and 1930 is "nineteen thirty hours". Hours under 10 are read as two digits: 0515 is "zero five fifteen hours", not "five fifteen".
Military time chart (24-hour clock, every 15 minutes)
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM |
| 0015 | 12:15 AM |
| 0030 | 12:30 AM |
| 0045 | 12:45 AM |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM |
| 0115 | 1:15 AM |
| 0130 | 1:30 AM |
| 0145 | 1:45 AM |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM |
| 0215 | 2:15 AM |
| 0230 | 2:30 AM |
| 0245 | 2:45 AM |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM |
| 0315 | 3:15 AM |
| 0330 | 3:30 AM |
| 0345 | 3:45 AM |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM |
| 0415 | 4:15 AM |
| 0430 | 4:30 AM |
| 0445 | 4:45 AM |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM |
| 0515 | 5:15 AM |
| 0530 | 5:30 AM |
| 0545 | 5:45 AM |
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 0600 | 6:00 AM |
| 0615 | 6:15 AM |
| 0630 | 6:30 AM |
| 0645 | 6:45 AM |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM |
| 0715 | 7:15 AM |
| 0730 | 7:30 AM |
| 0745 | 7:45 AM |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM |
| 0815 | 8:15 AM |
| 0830 | 8:30 AM |
| 0845 | 8:45 AM |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM |
| 0915 | 9:15 AM |
| 0930 | 9:30 AM |
| 0945 | 9:45 AM |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM |
| 1015 | 10:15 AM |
| 1030 | 10:30 AM |
| 1045 | 10:45 AM |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM |
| 1115 | 11:15 AM |
| 1130 | 11:30 AM |
| 1145 | 11:45 AM |
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| 1215 | 12:15 PM |
| 1230 | 12:30 PM |
| 1245 | 12:45 PM |
| 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| 1315 | 1:15 PM |
| 1330 | 1:30 PM |
| 1345 | 1:45 PM |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| 1415 | 2:15 PM |
| 1430 | 2:30 PM |
| 1445 | 2:45 PM |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| 1515 | 3:15 PM |
| 1530 | 3:30 PM |
| 1545 | 3:45 PM |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| 1615 | 4:15 PM |
| 1630 | 4:30 PM |
| 1645 | 4:45 PM |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM |
| 1715 | 5:15 PM |
| 1730 | 5:30 PM |
| 1745 | 5:45 PM |
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 6:00 PM |
| 1815 | 6:15 PM |
| 1830 | 6:30 PM |
| 1845 | 6:45 PM |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM |
| 1915 | 7:15 PM |
| 1930 | 7:30 PM |
| 1945 | 7:45 PM |
| 2000 | 8:00 PM |
| 2015 | 8:15 PM |
| 2030 | 8:30 PM |
| 2045 | 8:45 PM |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM |
| 2115 | 9:15 PM |
| 2130 | 9:30 PM |
| 2145 | 9:45 PM |
| 2200 | 10:00 PM |
| 2215 | 10:15 PM |
| 2230 | 10:30 PM |
| 2245 | 10:45 PM |
| 2300 | 11:00 PM |
| 2315 | 11:15 PM |
| 2330 | 11:30 PM |
| 2345 | 11:45 PM |
Minutes note: military time minutes are written the same way as standard time minutes (00-59) -- only the hour changes from a 12-hour to a 24-hour count. Whole-hour rows link to a full breakdown of that hour.
Military time by the hour
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Frequently asked questions
What is military time?
Military time is the 24-hour clock, written as 4 digits with no colon and usually no AM/PM: hours 00-23 and minutes 00-59. 1700 is the same moment as 5:00 PM. It removes the AM/PM ambiguity of the 12-hour clock, which is why hospitals, the military, aviation and emergency services use it.
How do I convert military time to regular (standard) time?
If the hour is 13-23, subtract 12 to get the standard hour and it's PM: 1700 − 1200 = 5:00, so it's 5:00 PM. If the hour is 00, it's 12 AM (midnight): 0000 is 12:00 AM. If the hour is 1-12, keep the same hour and it's AM, except hour 12, which is 12 PM (noon): 1200 is 12:00 PM.
How do I convert standard (regular) time to military time?
For AM times, drop the AM and keep the hour, except 12 AM, which becomes 0000. For PM times (except 12 PM), add 12 to the hour: 8:00 AM is 0800, and 5:00 PM is 1700 (5 + 12 = 17). 12 PM (noon) is 1200, unchanged.
What is 17:00 military time?
1700 is 5:00 PM, said as "seventeen hundred hours". The 1700 military time page on this site has a full breakdown, plus the times right before and after it.
Is 2400 the same as 0000?
Yes, both mean midnight. By convention, 0000 marks the start of a day and 2400 marks the very end of the day just finishing, so a business open "0900 to 2400" closes at midnight rather than opening again. The military time chart and hour pages on this site use 0000 for consistency.
What is noon in military time?
Noon is 1200 (twelve hundred hours), and midnight is 0000 (zero hundred hours) or, at the end of a day, 2400.
How do you say military time out loud?
Say the hour, then the minutes, then "hours". A round hour adds "hundred": 1700 is said "seventeen hundred hours", and 1930 is said "nineteen thirty hours". An hour under 10 is read as two separate digits: 0515 is said "zero five fifteen hours".
Why do hospitals and the military use 24-hour time?
To avoid AM/PM mix-ups in schedules, medication times and reports that matter for safety and coordination across shifts, time zones and long documents. "0300" and "1500" cannot be confused the way "3:00" can when the AM or PM is missed or mistyped.
Does military time use a colon?
Not usually: it's written as 4 digits with no colon or space, like 1700, and often followed by the word "hours". A colon (17:00) is sometimes used for readability outside formal military contexts, and the converter above accepts either.
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