Military Time - Complete Guide and Chart

Updated 2025-08-11 | Military Time

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Military Time

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Learn military time with a complete 24-hour conversion chart, examples, and tips for reading and writing time correctly.

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  • Updated: 2025-08-11

Military time uses a 24-hour clock. Instead of restarting after noon, the clock continues from 1200 to 2359. This prevents confusion between AM and PM.

How to Convert Military Time

For times from 0000 through 1159, read them as AM. For 1200 and above, subtract 1200 to find the PM time. For example, 1700 minus 1200 equals 5:00 PM.

How to Write Military Time

Military time is commonly written as four digits without a colon. Midnight is 0000, noon is 1200, and one minute before midnight is 2359.

Military Time Conversion Chart

Military Time Conversion Chart
Regular TimeMilitary TimeSpoken
12:00 AM0000Zero hundred hours
1:00 AM0100Zero one hundred hours
2:00 AM0200Zero two hundred hours
3:00 AM0300Zero three hundred hours
4:00 AM0400Zero four hundred hours
5:00 AM0500Zero five hundred hours
6:00 AM0600Zero six hundred hours
7:00 AM0700Zero seven hundred hours
8:00 AM0800Zero eight hundred hours
9:00 AM0900Zero nine hundred hours
10:00 AM1000Ten hundred hours
11:00 AM1100Eleven hundred hours
12:00 PM1200Twelve hundred hours
1:00 PM1300Thirteen hundred hours
2:00 PM1400Fourteen hundred hours
3:00 PM1500Fifteen hundred hours
4:00 PM1600Sixteen hundred hours
5:00 PM1700Seventeen hundred hours
6:00 PM1800Eighteen hundred hours
7:00 PM1900Nineteen hundred hours
8:00 PM2000Twenty hundred hours
9:00 PM2100Twenty one hundred hours
10:00 PM2200Twenty two hundred hours
11:00 PM2300Twenty three hundred hours

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 1900 military time?

1900 military time is 7:00 PM.

What is 0000 military time?

0000 is midnight at the start of a day.

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