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Military Time Converter

Convert between 24-hour military time and 12-hour am/pm time in either direction. Type four digits such as 1730, or pick a clock time, and see how it is said aloud.

Quick examples

Four digits, with or without a colon: 0045, 17:30, 2359.

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Converted time5:30 PM
12-hour time
5:30 PM
Military time
1730
How to say it
17 30 hours

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      Formula

      Afternoon and evening: 12-hour time = military hours − 12 (1300–2359)
      Midnight hour: 0000–0059 is 12:00–12:59 am

      How to use it

      1. Choose the direction.
      2. Enter the military time as four digits, or select a standard time.
      3. Read the converted time.

      Worked examples

      1730 hours

      Converted time
      5:30 PM
      How to say it
      17 30 hours

      12:45 am in military time

      Converted time
      0045
      12-hour time
      12:45 AM

      Reading it aloud

      Military time is spoken as two pairs of digits followed by “hours”: 0800 is “zero eight hundred hours” and 1730 is “seventeen thirty hours”. Midnight can be written 0000 for the start of a day or 2400 for the end of one.

      Quick chart

      1300 = 1 pm. 1400 = 2 pm. 1500 = 3 pm. 1600 = 4 pm. 1700 = 5 pm. 1800 = 6 pm. 1900 = 7 pm. 2000 = 8 pm. 2100 = 9 pm. 2200 = 10 pm. 2300 = 11 pm. 0000 = 12 am.

      Questions people ask

      What is 1700 in military time?

      5:00 pm. Subtract 12 from any hour from 13 to 23.

      What is 12 am in military time?

      0000. And 12 pm, noon, is 1200.

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