2:30 PM
1430, said fourteen thirty hours.
Military time converter
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Military time is the 24-hour clock written as four digits with no colon, read as "hours". Midnight is 0000 at the start of a day. Time zones are not changed; for Zulu time, convert to UTC first.
Military time
1430
2:30 PM is 1430 in military time, said "fourteen thirty hours".
- 12-hour clock
- 2:30 PM
- 24-hour clock
- 14:30
- Spoken
- fourteen thirty hours
Military time chart
| 12-hour | 24-hour | Military |
|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 00:00 | 0000 |
| 1 AM | 01:00 | 0100 |
| 2 AM | 02:00 | 0200 |
| 3 AM | 03:00 | 0300 |
| 4 AM | 04:00 | 0400 |
| 5 AM | 05:00 | 0500 |
| 6 AM | 06:00 | 0600 |
| 7 AM | 07:00 | 0700 |
| 8 AM | 08:00 | 0800 |
| 9 AM | 09:00 | 0900 |
| 10 AM | 10:00 | 1000 |
| 11 AM | 11:00 | 1100 |
| 12 PM | 12:00 | 1200 |
| 1 PM | 13:00 | 1300 |
| 2 PM | 14:00 | 1400 |
| 3 PM | 15:00 | 1500 |
| 4 PM | 16:00 | 1600 |
| 5 PM | 17:00 | 1700 |
| 6 PM | 18:00 | 1800 |
| 7 PM | 19:00 | 1900 |
| 8 PM | 20:00 | 2000 |
| 9 PM | 21:00 | 2100 |
| 10 PM | 22:00 | 2200 |
| 11 PM | 23:00 | 2300 |
Reading and writing military time
Military time is the 24-hour clock written as four digits with no colon. The day starts at 0000, morning hours keep their number with a leading zero, and from 1 PM onward you add 12. So 9:15 AM is 0915 and 2:30 PM is 1430.
It is said in hours and minutes, not with a colon. 1430 is "fourteen thirty hours", 0800 is "zero eight hundred hours" and 0005 is "zero zero zero five hours". Using a single clock with no AM or PM avoids mistakes, which is why hospitals, airlines and the armed forces use it.
Two times cause most confusion. Midnight at the start of a day is 0000, and noon is 1200. 12:45 AM is 0045, not 1245. When in doubt, look the hour up in the chart below.
Military units often add a letter for the time zone, such as Z for Zulu, which is UTC. This converter does not change zones. To get Zulu time, convert your local time to UTC first, then write it in four digits.
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What this calculator does not account for
- Time zones and Zulu (UTC) conversion.
- Seconds.
- Local habits such as writing 2400 for midnight.
How this is calculated
Formula: Military time
military =HH MM on a 24-hour clock, no colonWhat the symbols mean
- HHHours from 00 to 23. Add 12 to PM hours, except 12 PM.
- MMMinutes from 00 to 59.
Good to know
- 12 AM (midnight) is 0000 and 12 PM (noon) is 1200.
- To shift the time to another zone, use the time zone converter.
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Worked examples
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8:00 AM
0800, said zero eight hundred hours.
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What is 2:30 PM in military time?
1430, said "fourteen thirty hours".
How do I convert military time to standard time?
If the hours are 13 or more, subtract 12 and add PM. 1700 is 5:00 PM. Hours from 01 to 11 are AM, 12 is noon and 00 is midnight.
What is midnight in military time?
0000, said "zero hundred hours" or "zero zero hundred". Some people write 2400 for the end of a day.
How do you say 0800 in military time?
"Zero eight hundred hours". A leading zero is spoken.
Is military time the same as the 24-hour clock?
Yes, apart from the format. The 24-hour clock writes 14:30, and military time drops the colon: 1430.