Military Time Converter
Convert military time to standard 12-hour time and back. The chart below lists every hour of the day.
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Military Time Chart: Every Hour of the Day
Each hour of the 24-hour clock next to its 12-hour equivalent. Minutes stay the same in both formats, so 1345 is 1:45 PM and 0830 is 8:30 AM.
| Military Time | Standard Time | Commonly said |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM (midnight) | “zero hundred” |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | “zero one hundred” |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | “zero two hundred” |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | “zero three hundred” |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | “zero four hundred” |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | “zero five hundred” |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | “zero six hundred” |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | “zero seven hundred” |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | “zero eight hundred” |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | “zero nine hundred” |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | “ten hundred” |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | “eleven hundred” |
| 1200 | 12:00 PM (noon) | “twelve hundred” |
| 1300 | 1:00 PM | “thirteen hundred” |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM | “fourteen hundred” |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM | “fifteen hundred” |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM | “sixteen hundred” |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM | “seventeen hundred” |
| 1800 | 6:00 PM | “eighteen hundred” |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM | “nineteen hundred” |
| 2000 | 8:00 PM | “twenty hundred” |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM | “twenty-one hundred” |
| 2200 | 10:00 PM | “twenty-two hundred” |
| 2300 | 11:00 PM | “twenty-three hundred” |
Minutes work the same in both formats: 1345 is 13 hours (1 PM) and 45 minutes, so 1:45 PM.
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What Is Military Time?
Military time is the 24-hour clock written as four digits, from 0000 (midnight) to 2359 (11:59 PM), with no AM or PM. Because the hour already says whether it is morning or evening, there is no doubt about whether "6 o'clock" means 06:00 or 18:00.
The first two digits are the hour (00 to 23) and the last two are the minutes (00 to 59). The part people stumble on is the afternoon: hours 13 to 23 have no 12-hour twin, so you subtract 12 to get the PM hour.
Despite the name, it is not only for the military. Hospitals, airlines, railways, and emergency services use the 24-hour clock, and it is the normal written format in much of Europe and Asia. A European train timetable is, in effect, written in military time.
📊 ISO 8601, the international standard for writing dates and times, specifies the 24-hour clock (for example 14:30). The 12-hour AM/PM clock is still the everyday spoken convention in places such as the United States, Canada, and Australia, while many other countries use 24-hour time in writing. (ISO 8601 overview)
How to Convert Military Time to Regular Time
For hours 0100–1159 (AM times)
Drop the leading zero and add AM. 0800 → 8:00 AM. 1100 → 11:00 AM. Minutes stay unchanged: 0830 → 8:30 AM, 0945 → 9:45 AM.
0930 → 9:30 AM · 1115 → 11:15 AM
For hours 1300–2359 (PM times)
Subtract 1200 from the hour, add PM. 1300 → 1:00 PM. 1800 → 6:00 PM. 2145 → 9:45 PM.
1300 − 1200 = 1:00 PM · 2030 − 1200 = 8:30 PM
Special cases: 0000 and 1200
0000 = 12:00 AM (midnight). 1200 = 12:00 PM (noon). These two catch people because the subtraction rule breaks: 1200 minus 1200 is 0, not 12. Just memorize them: 0000 is midnight, 1200 is noon.
How to Convert Regular Time to Military Time
For AM times: add a leading zero if the hour is single-digit, drop the AM, write minutes as-is. 9:30 AM → 0930. 11:15 AM → 1115. 12:00 AM (midnight) → 0000.
For PM times: add 1200 to the hour (except 12:00 PM). 1:00 PM → 1 + 12 = 13 → 1300. 6:45 PM → 6 + 12 = 18 → 1845. 12:00 PM (noon) → 1200.
Quick rule: AM hours → pad to 4 digits, remove colon. PM hours → add 12 to the hour, remove colon. Midnight = 0000. Noon = 1200.
Mistakes That Cause Wrong Conversions
12:30 AM is 0030, not 1230. The first half hour after midnight uses hour 00. 1230 is 12:30 PM, half past noon. In the 12-hour clock, 12 AM and 12 PM are the only hours that do not follow "add 12 for PM".
Dropping the leading zero. Morning times keep their zero: 8:15 AM is 0815, not 815. Written without it, 815 can be read as 8:15 or as 8 hours 15 minutes of something else.
Treating the last two digits as a decimal. 1430 is 14 hours 30 minutes, not 14.3 hours and not 14.5. If you need decimal hours for a timesheet, use the decimal time converter.
Doing arithmetic on the digits. 0845 plus 30 minutes is 0915, not 0875, because minutes roll over at 60. For spans between two times, use the time duration calculator.
Who Uses Military Time?
The US military (where the name comes from), most hospitals for charting and orders, aviation, emergency services, and public transport timetables all rely on the 24-hour clock. Outside North America it is also the everyday written format in many countries.
In healthcare, the reason is clarity. An instruction like "give at 6" could mean 06:00 or 18:00, and writing 0600 or 1800 removes the question. Many hospitals chart in 24-hour time for this reason, though practice differs between institutions.
Aviation works in Zulu time, which is UTC written on the 24-hour clock. A departure logged as "1430Z" is 14:30 UTC (2:30 PM UTC) wherever the airport is, so crews and controllers in different time zones read the same time. See the UTC glossary page for how UTC relates to local time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 1300 in military time?
1300 is 1:00 PM. Subtract 12 from the hour: 13 − 12 = 1, so 1300 is early afternoon.
What is 0000 in military time?
0000 is midnight, the start of the day, which is 12:00 AM on a 12-hour clock. Some schedules write 2400 for the end of the same day, which is the same moment as 0000 on the next day, but 0000 is the usual form.
What is 1800 in military time?
1800 is 6:00 PM (18 − 12 = 6), said as "eighteen hundred" or "eighteen hundred hours".
What is 1200 in military time?
1200 is noon (12:00 PM). It is the exception to the "subtract 12 for PM" rule: 12 stays 12 at noon, while 0000 is midnight.
How do you convert military time to regular time?
For 0100 to 1159, drop the leading zero and add AM. For 1300 to 2359, subtract 12 from the hour and add PM. Special cases: 0000 is 12:00 AM (midnight) and 1200 is 12:00 PM (noon). Minutes never change.
How do you say military time out loud?
Read the hour as two digits, then either "hundred" for on-the-hour times or the minutes. 0800 is "zero eight hundred", 1430 is "fourteen thirty", and 0915 is "zero nine fifteen". Adding "hours" is optional. Practice varies between organizations, so follow your own unit or employer's convention.
Does military time use a colon?
Traditionally no: it is written as four digits, 1345 rather than 13:45. The 24-hour clock in everyday and ISO 8601 use does put a colon in (13:45). This converter accepts both.
What time is 2359 in military time?
2359 is 11:59 PM, the last minute of the day. One minute later is 0000, the start of the next day.
Is 12:30 AM 0030 or 1230?
0030. 12:30 AM is just after midnight, so the hour becomes 00. 1230 is 12:30 PM, half past noon. Mixing these two up is one of the most common conversion mistakes.