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Military time converter

Military time counts the 24 hours of the day from 0000 (midnight) to 2359. For 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM, add 12 to the hour: 2:30 PM is 1430. From 12:00 AM to 12:59 AM the hour is 00: 12:15 AM is 0015. Morning hours keep their number with a leading zero: 9:05 AM is 0905.

Like 2:30 PM, 9:05am or 12:15 a.m.

1430

14:30 on the 24-hour clock · 2:30 PM

Four digits like 1745, or 17:45.

5:45 PM

1745 on the 24-hour clock

0.75 hours

0:45 = 0 + 45 ÷ 60

Military time chart

Every hour of the day in standard and military time
Standard timeMilitary time24-hour clock
12:00 AM000000:00
1:00 AM010001:00
2:00 AM020002:00
3:00 AM030003:00
4:00 AM040004:00
5:00 AM050005:00
6:00 AM060006:00
7:00 AM070007:00
8:00 AM080008:00
9:00 AM090009:00
10:00 AM100010:00
11:00 AM110011:00
12:00 PM120012:00
1:00 PM130013:00
2:00 PM140014:00
3:00 PM150015:00
4:00 PM160016:00
5:00 PM170017:00
6:00 PM180018:00
7:00 PM190019:00
8:00 PM200020:00
9:00 PM210021:00
10:00 PM220022:00
11:00 PM230023:00

Minutes stay the same: 4:45 PM is 1645, 7:05 AM is 0705.

How do I convert to military time? A worked example

  1. PM, from 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM: add 12 to the hour. 2:30 PM: 2 + 12 = 14, so 1430.
  2. The hour after midnight: 12:00 AM to 12:59 AM starts at 00. 12:15 AM is 0015.
  3. AM, from 1:00 AM to 11:59 AM: keep the hour and add a leading zero. 9:05 AM is 0905.
  4. Noon hour: 12:00 PM to 12:59 PM keeps 12. Noon is 1200.
  5. Back again: from 1300 up, take 12 off the hour and add PM: 1745 is 17 − 12 = 5, so 5:45 PM.
  • 2:30 PM is 1430
  • 12:15 AM is 0015
  • 9:05 AM is 0905
  • 12:00 PM is 1200
  • 11:59 PM is 2359

Midnight is 0000 at the start of a day and 2400 at its end, so a shift from 1600 to 2400 ends at midnight. NIST, the U.S. time standards agency, suggests the 24-hour clock or the words “noon” and “midnight” because 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. are easy to mix up (NIST, Times of Day FAQs).

How is military time used on a time card?

Many time clocks print 24-hour times because subtraction is simple: out at 1715, in at 0830, is 17:15 − 8:30 = 8:45 worked. Payroll then turns the minutes into decimal hours, dividing by 60:

Quarter hours as decimal hours
MinutesDecimal hours
150.25
300.50
450.75

For every minute from 1 to 60, see the decimal hours calculator. To total a week of punches, with overtime and pay, use the time card calculator: it reads 5:15 PM or 1715 alike.

What else can I work out?

Questions about military time

What is 1500 in military time?

1500 is 3:00 PM. For any time from 1300 to 2359, subtract 12 from the hour to get PM time: 15 − 12 = 3.

Is midnight 0000 or 2400?

Both are used. 0000 is midnight at the start of a day and 2400 is midnight at the end of one, so a shift from 1600 to 2400 ends at midnight. Most clocks show 0000.

Is 12 PM noon or midnight?

12:00 PM is noon (1200 in military time) and 12:00 AM is midnight (0000). Because people mix them up, writing “noon” or “midnight”, or using the 24-hour clock, avoids mistakes.

How do you say military time out loud?

1430 is “fourteen thirty”, 0900 is “zero nine hundred”, and 2000 is “twenty hundred”. The military adds “hours”, as in “fourteen thirty hours”.

How do I convert minutes to decimal hours?

Divide the minutes by 60: 15 minutes is 0.25 hours, 30 is 0.5 and 45 is 0.75. Payroll uses decimal hours to multiply by the hourly rate.

Do I need a colon in military time?

No. Military time is usually written as four digits with no colon (0930). Ordinary 24-hour time often adds one (09:30); both mean 9:30 AM.