How to convert to military time
- AM times (12:00 midnight to 11:59 AM): drop the colon and add a leading zero if needed. 7:15 AM = 0715. Midnight is 0000.
- PM times (12:00 noon to 11:59 PM): add 12 to the hour (except 12 PM). 3:45 PM = 1545. Noon is 1200.
How to convert military time to standard time
If the hour is 13 or more, subtract 12 and add PM: 1900 = 7:00 PM. If it is 0000–0059, it’s 12-something AM. From 0100 to 1159 it’s AM; 1200–1259 is PM.
Military time chart
| Standard | Military | Standard | Military |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0000 | 12:30 AM | 0030 |
| 1:00 AM | 0100 | 1:30 AM | 0130 |
| 2:00 AM | 0200 | 2:30 AM | 0230 |
| 3:00 AM | 0300 | 3:30 AM | 0330 |
| 4:00 AM | 0400 | 4:30 AM | 0430 |
| 5:00 AM | 0500 | 5:30 AM | 0530 |
| 6:00 AM | 0600 | 6:30 AM | 0630 |
| 7:00 AM | 0700 | 7:30 AM | 0730 |
| 8:00 AM | 0800 | 8:30 AM | 0830 |
| 9:00 AM | 0900 | 9:30 AM | 0930 |
| 10:00 AM | 1000 | 10:30 AM | 1030 |
| 11:00 AM | 1100 | 11:30 AM | 1130 |
| 12:00 PM | 1200 | 12:30 PM | 1230 |
| 1:00 PM | 1300 | 1:30 PM | 1330 |
| 2:00 PM | 1400 | 2:30 PM | 1430 |
| 3:00 PM | 1500 | 3:30 PM | 1530 |
| 4:00 PM | 1600 | 4:30 PM | 1630 |
| 5:00 PM | 1700 | 5:30 PM | 1730 |
| 6:00 PM | 1800 | 6:30 PM | 1830 |
| 7:00 PM | 1900 | 7:30 PM | 1930 |
| 8:00 PM | 2000 | 8:30 PM | 2030 |
| 9:00 PM | 2100 | 9:30 PM | 2130 |
| 10:00 PM | 2200 | 10:30 PM | 2230 |
| 11:00 PM | 2300 | 11:30 PM | 2330 |
How to say military time
1430 is said “fourteen thirty” (or “fourteen thirty hours” in the military). 0800 is “zero eight hundred”, and 2100 is “twenty-one hundred”. In hospitals, the military, aviation and many jobs, the 24-hour clock avoids AM/PM mix-ups.
Printable version: military time chart.
Military Time Converter FAQs
What is 1500 in military time?
1500 is 3:00 PM.
What time is 2200?
2200 is 10:00 PM.
Is midnight 0000 or 2400?
Both are used. 0000 is the start of a day and is the most common; 2400 is sometimes used for the end of a day, for example on schedules.
What is 12:30 AM in military time?
0030. Times between midnight and 1 AM start with 00.
Why is it called military time?
In the US the 24-hour clock is mostly used by the military, hospitals and emergency services, so people call it military time. Most of the world just calls it the 24-hour clock.