Military Time Converter and 24-Hour Chart
Type a time in either box. Current military time where you are: .
Military time chart: all 24 hours
| Military | Standard | How to say it |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM | 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 | 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 |
Need the printable version with every quarter hour? Use the printable military time chart. Going the other way often? The military-to-standard converter is a dedicated page.
The three rules
- Midnight to noon: same hour, two digits, no AM. 12:00 AM becomes 0000, 9:05 AM becomes 0905.
- Noon to midnight: add 12 to the hour, drop PM. 1:00 PM is 1300, 11:59 PM is 2359.
- Minutes never change. Only the hour is converted.
Zulu time and time-zone letters
Orders that cross time zones use a letter suffix: Z (Zulu) is UTC, A to M are zones east of Greenwich and N to Y are zones west; J is skipped and means local time. 1800Z is 1:00 PM in New York during standard time and 2:00 PM during daylight saving time.
Frequently asked questions
What is military time?
Military time is the 24-hour clock written as four digits with no colon or AM/PM: 0000 is midnight, 1200 is noon and 1530 is 3:30 PM. The U.S. armed forces, hospitals, aviation and most of the world outside the U.S. use it to avoid AM/PM mistakes.
How do you convert standard time to military time?
For AM times keep the hour and add a leading zero below 10 (7:15 AM is 0715). For PM times add 12 to the hour (3:30 PM is 1530). 12:00 AM is 0000 and 12:00 PM is 1200.
How do you say military time out loud?
Read the hours as a number followed by "hundred" when the minutes are zero: 0800 is "zero eight hundred", 1900 is "nineteen hundred". With minutes, say both numbers: 0645 is "zero six forty-five". U.S. forces say "zero", not "oh".
Is 2400 or 0000 correct for midnight?
Both appear. 0000 starts a new day and is the usual U.S. military form; 2400 marks the end of the previous day, as in "the order expires at 2400". A clock never displays 2400.
What is the difference between military time and 24-hour time?
Only the writing. Civilian 24-hour time keeps the colon (15:30); military time drops it and may add "hours" (1530 hours). The Navy and Marines also add a time-zone letter, as in 1530Z for UTC (Zulu).