Military time chart: every hour converted to standard time
This military time chart lists every hour from 0000 to 2300 with the standard 12-hour time, the 24-hour form with a colon, how the time is said aloud and the part of the day it falls in. A second table covers the afternoon and evening in 15-minute steps, and the 37 most looked-up times each have a page of their own.
Need a time that is not in the tables? The military time converter turns any time into either form as you type, and counts the hours between two military times.
Military time chart: 0000 to 2300
| Military time | 24-hour clock | Standard time | Said aloud | Part of the day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 00:00 | 12:00 AM | zero zero hundred | Midnight |
| 0100 | 01:00 | 1:00 AM | zero one hundred | Night |
| 0200 | 02:00 | 2:00 AM | zero two hundred | Night |
| 0300 | 03:00 | 3:00 AM | zero three hundred | Night |
| 0400 | 04:00 | 4:00 AM | zero four hundred | Night |
| 0500 | 05:00 | 5:00 AM | zero five hundred | Morning |
| 0600 | 06:00 | 6:00 AM | zero six hundred | Morning |
| 0700 | 07:00 | 7:00 AM | zero seven hundred | Morning |
| 0800 | 08:00 | 8:00 AM | zero eight hundred | Morning |
| 0900 | 09:00 | 9:00 AM | zero nine hundred | Morning |
| 1000 | 10:00 | 10:00 AM | ten hundred | Morning |
| 1100 | 11:00 | 11:00 AM | eleven hundred | Morning |
| 1200 | 12:00 | 12:00 PM | twelve hundred | Noon |
| 1300 | 13:00 | 1:00 PM | thirteen hundred | Afternoon |
| 1400 | 14:00 | 2:00 PM | fourteen hundred | Afternoon |
| 1500 | 15:00 | 3:00 PM | fifteen hundred | Afternoon |
| 1600 | 16:00 | 4:00 PM | sixteen hundred | Afternoon |
| 1700 | 17:00 | 5:00 PM | seventeen hundred | Evening |
| 1800 | 18:00 | 6:00 PM | eighteen hundred | Evening |
| 1900 | 19:00 | 7:00 PM | nineteen hundred | Evening |
| 2000 | 20:00 | 8:00 PM | twenty hundred | Evening |
| 2100 | 21:00 | 9:00 PM | twenty-one hundred | Night |
| 2200 | 22:00 | 10:00 PM | twenty-two hundred | Night |
| 2300 | 23:00 | 11:00 PM | twenty-three hundred | Night |
Afternoon and evening in 15-minute steps
The afternoon is where conversion takes a sum, so here is every quarter hour from noon to 2345.
| Military time | 24-hour clock | Standard time | Said aloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 12:00 | 12:00 PM | twelve hundred |
| 1215 | 12:15 | 12:15 PM | twelve fifteen |
| 1230 | 12:30 | 12:30 PM | twelve thirty |
| 1245 | 12:45 | 12:45 PM | twelve forty-five |
| 1300 | 13:00 | 1:00 PM | thirteen hundred |
| 1315 | 13:15 | 1:15 PM | thirteen fifteen |
| 1330 | 13:30 | 1:30 PM | thirteen thirty |
| 1345 | 13:45 | 1:45 PM | thirteen forty-five |
| 1400 | 14:00 | 2:00 PM | fourteen hundred |
| 1415 | 14:15 | 2:15 PM | fourteen fifteen |
| 1430 | 14:30 | 2:30 PM | fourteen thirty |
| 1445 | 14:45 | 2:45 PM | fourteen forty-five |
| 1500 | 15:00 | 3:00 PM | fifteen hundred |
| 1515 | 15:15 | 3:15 PM | fifteen fifteen |
| 1530 | 15:30 | 3:30 PM | fifteen thirty |
| 1545 | 15:45 | 3:45 PM | fifteen forty-five |
| 1600 | 16:00 | 4:00 PM | sixteen hundred |
| 1615 | 16:15 | 4:15 PM | sixteen fifteen |
| 1630 | 16:30 | 4:30 PM | sixteen thirty |
| 1645 | 16:45 | 4:45 PM | sixteen forty-five |
| 1700 | 17:00 | 5:00 PM | seventeen hundred |
| 1715 | 17:15 | 5:15 PM | seventeen fifteen |
| 1730 | 17:30 | 5:30 PM | seventeen thirty |
| 1745 | 17:45 | 5:45 PM | seventeen forty-five |
| 1800 | 18:00 | 6:00 PM | eighteen hundred |
| 1815 | 18:15 | 6:15 PM | eighteen fifteen |
| 1830 | 18:30 | 6:30 PM | eighteen thirty |
| 1845 | 18:45 | 6:45 PM | eighteen forty-five |
| 1900 | 19:00 | 7:00 PM | nineteen hundred |
| 1915 | 19:15 | 7:15 PM | nineteen fifteen |
| 1930 | 19:30 | 7:30 PM | nineteen thirty |
| 1945 | 19:45 | 7:45 PM | nineteen forty-five |
| 2000 | 20:00 | 8:00 PM | twenty hundred |
| 2015 | 20:15 | 8:15 PM | twenty fifteen |
| 2030 | 20:30 | 8:30 PM | twenty thirty |
| 2045 | 20:45 | 8:45 PM | twenty forty-five |
| 2100 | 21:00 | 9:00 PM | twenty-one hundred |
| 2115 | 21:15 | 9:15 PM | twenty-one fifteen |
| 2130 | 21:30 | 9:30 PM | twenty-one thirty |
| 2145 | 21:45 | 9:45 PM | twenty-one forty-five |
| 2200 | 22:00 | 10:00 PM | twenty-two hundred |
| 2215 | 22:15 | 10:15 PM | twenty-two fifteen |
| 2230 | 22:30 | 10:30 PM | twenty-two thirty |
| 2245 | 22:45 | 10:45 PM | twenty-two forty-five |
| 2300 | 23:00 | 11:00 PM | twenty-three hundred |
| 2315 | 23:15 | 11:15 PM | twenty-three fifteen |
| 2330 | 23:30 | 11:30 PM | twenty-three thirty |
| 2345 | 23:45 | 11:45 PM | twenty-three forty-five |
How to read military time
- Split the four digits in two. The first pair is the hour, 00 to 23; the second pair is the minutes. 1530 is hour 15, minute 30.
- Before 1200, keep the hour. 0730 is 7:30 AM: drop the leading zero and add AM. 1130 is 11:30 AM.
- 1200 to 1259 is PM with the hour left alone. 1215 is 12:15 PM.
- From 1300, subtract 12. 1530 is 3:30 PM, 2100 is 9:00 PM, 2359 is 11:59 PM.
- Say every digit. 0730 is "zero seven thirty"; on the hour the minutes become "hundred", so 1500 is "fifteen hundred".
Going from standard time to military time is the reverse: write a single-digit AM hour with a leading zero (7:30 AM is 0730), and add 12 to any PM hour except 12 (3:30 PM is 1530, 12:30 PM is 1230).
Midnight: 0000 or 2400?
Midnight is where the chart has two answers. NIST's times of day FAQ suggests 0000 for midnight at the beginning of a date and 2400 for midnight at the end of it, because "12 a.m." and "12 p.m." are ambiguous and best avoided. Army correspondence rules (AR 25-50, paragraph 1-26) write military time as four digits from 0001 to 2400, with the first two digits as the hour after midnight, and say the word hours is not written after it. In everyday 24-hour time the day starts at 00:00 and ends at 23:59. The converter accepts both: 0000 as the first minute of a day and 2400 as its last.
Questions people ask
How do I read a military time chart?
Find the four-digit time in the first column. The first two digits are the hour, from 00 to 23, and the last two are the minutes. The standard time column gives the same moment on the 12-hour clock with AM or PM, and the last column shows how the time is said aloud.
What is the rule for converting military time to standard time?
From 0100 to 1159 the hour stays the same and the time is AM; drop the leading zero if there is one. 1200 to 1259 is PM with the hour still 12. From 1300 to 2359 subtract 12 from the hour and add PM. 0000 is 12:00 AM, midnight at the start of the day.
Is midnight 0000 or 2400 in military time?
Both are used, for different ends of the day. NIST suggests 0000 for midnight at the start of a date and 2400 for midnight at its end. Army Regulation 25-50 writes times from 0001 to 2400, so a day there ends at 2400. In everyday 24-hour time, and in the ISO 8601 standard, midnight is written 00:00 and the day runs to 23:59.
Why does military time have no AM or PM?
Because each hour has its own number, 0 to 23, no hour appears twice in a day. 1500 can only mean three in the afternoon, so there is nothing for AM or PM to add. That removes the most common timing mistake: a 12-hour time written without its AM or PM, or with the wrong one.
Is military time the same as the 24-hour clock?
Nearly. Both number the hours 0 to 23. Military time drops the colon and always writes four digits, 0730 rather than 7:30, and it has its own way of being said aloud: zero seven thirty. The 24-hour clock with a colon, 07:30, is the ordinary written form in most of the world and the one timetables use.
Every time with its own page
Each page gives the conversion, how the time is said, the rule that applies, the hours to common times such as 1700 and midnight, and a table of the quarter hours around it.
- 0000
- 0100
- 0200
- 0300
- 0400
- 0500
- 0600
- 0700
- 0730
- 0800
- 0830
- 0900
- 1000
- 1100
- 1200
- 1230
- 1300
- 1330
- 1400
- 1430
- 1500
- 1530
- 1600
- 1630
- 1700
- 1730
- 1800
- 1830
- 1900
- 1930
- 2000
- 2030
- 2100
- 2130
- 2200
- 2230
- 2300
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