Military time is also called the 24-hour clock. It’s a simple way to tell time without using AM and PM. It is commonly used in the military, aviation, healthcare, and many other fields around the world. Use the military time chart below for quick conversion between standard times and military times. You can find the standard time for any military time from 0000 to 2400.
| Military Time | Standard Time |
|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM (Midnight) |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM |
| 1200 | 12:00 PM (Noon) |
| Military Time | Standard Time |
|---|---|
| 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM |
| 1800 | 6:00 PM |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM |
| 2000 | 8:00 PM |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM |
| 2200 | 10:00 PM |
| 2300 | 11:00 PM |
| 2400 | 12:00 AM (End of Day) |
0000 and 2400 both refer to midnight.
0000 is the start of a new day, while 2400 is the end of the day.
How to Read and Convert Military Time
Military time uses a 24-hour clock, and standard time uses a 12-hour clock with AM and PM. Standard time starts over at 1:00 PM after noon. Military time continues counting from 12 through 23 instead.
The basic rule is simple: morning hours stay the same, while afternoon and evening hours require adding 12 to the hour.
Morning Hours (AM)
From 1:00 AM to 11:59 AM, the hour and minutes stay the same. Remove the colon and “AM,” and use four digits. If the hour is a single digit, add a zero at the beginning.
- 7:00 AM → 0700
- 8:30 AM → 0830
- 11:45 AM → 1145
Afternoon & Evening Hours (PM)
From 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM, add 12 to the hour, then remove the colon and “PM.”
- 1:00 PM → 1300
- 3:00 PM → 1500
- 6:30 PM → 1830
- 8:45 PM → 2045
The Midnight Rule: Is it 0000 or 2400?
12:00 AM (midnight) is 0000 in military time and marks the start of a new day.
You may also see 2400 used to represent midnight at the end of a day:
Military Time vs Regular Time
This military time vs regular time chart shows how the same time is written in regular AM/PM time and military time throughout the day. Regular time (Standard Time) uses a 12-hour clock with AM or PM, and military time uses a 24-hour format without AM or PM. Use the visual chart below for a quick at-a-glance comparison.
Standard Minutes to Military Decimal Conversion for Payroll
If you work with payroll, timesheets, or work-hour calculations, you may need to convert minutes into a decimal value. This is different from military time. For example, 8:30 AM is 0830 in military time, while 8 hours and 30 minutes is 8.50 hours in decimal hours.
The conversion is simple: divide the number of minutes by 60. The result gives you the decimal portion of an hour.
Minutes ÷ 60 = Decimal Hours
For example, 30 ÷ 60 = 0.50.
So, 8 hours and 30 minutes = 8.50 hours.
The same rule applies to any number of minutes. If an employee works 8 hours and 51 minutes:
For example, 30 ÷ 60 = 0.50. So, 8 hours and 30 minutes = 8.50 hours.
51 ÷ 60 = 0.85
So the total is 8.85 hours in decimal, not 8.51 hours.
Military Minutes Chart
Military minutes are a simple way to express regular minutes as decimal hours. To convert minutes to decimal hours, divide the number of minutes by 60.
For example, 10 regular minutes equals 10 ÷ 60 = 0.17 decimal hours when rounded to two decimal places. This Military Minutes Chart makes it easy to find the decimal value for any number of minutes from 1 to 60.
- 1 min0.02
- 2 min0.03
- 3 min0.05
- 4 min0.07
- 5 min0.08
- 6 min0.10
- 7 min0.12
- 8 min0.13
- 9 min0.15
- 10 min0.17
- 11 min0.18
- 12 min0.20
- 13 min0.22
- 14 min0.23
- 15 min0.25
- 16 min0.27
- 17 min0.28
- 18 min0.30
- 19 min0.32
- 20 min0.33
- 21 min0.35
- 22 min0.37
- 23 min0.38
- 24 min0.40
- 25 min0.42
- 26 min0.43
- 27 min0.45
- 28 min0.47
- 29 min0.48
- 30 min0.50
- 31 min0.52
- 32 min0.53
- 33 min0.55
- 34 min0.57
- 35 min0.58
- 36 min0.60
- 37 min0.62
- 38 min0.63
- 39 min0.65
- 40 min0.67
- 41 min0.68
- 42 min0.70
- 43 min0.72
- 44 min0.73
- 45 min0.75
- 46 min0.77
- 47 min0.78
- 48 min0.80
- 49 min0.82
- 50 min0.83
- 51 min0.85
- 52 min0.87
- 53 min0.88
- 54 min0.90
- 55 min0.92
- 56 min0.93
- 57 min0.95
- 58 min0.97
- 59 min0.98
- 60 min1.00
How to Use the Chart
It's very easy. Suppose an employee works 7 hours and 45 minutes. Find 45 minutes in the chart, which equals 0.75.
7 hours + 0.75 = 7.75 hours
So, 7 hours 45 minutes = 7.75 decimal hours for payroll purposes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about military time? Here are quick answers to common questions about reading and converting it.
What is 5:00 PM in military time?
5:00 PM is 1700 in military time.
What is 12:00 AM in military time?
12:00 AM (midnight) is 0000, which marks the beginning of a new day.
What is 12:00 PM in military time?
12:00 PM (noon) is 1200 in military time.
How do you say 0800 in military time?
0800 is commonly spoken as “zero eight hundred hours.”
Is military time the same as the 24-hour clock?
Military time uses the 24-hour clock, but the two terms are not always used in exactly the same way. Military time is commonly written as four digits without a colon, such as 0800 or 1730.
