Military Time Converter
Convert between 24-hour military time and standard 12-hour time with AM/PM. This tool handles both directions and shows how the time would be expressed in NATO military phonetics.
Military time (also called the 24-hour clock) eliminates the ambiguity of AM and PM by using numbers 00-23 for hours. It is used by the military, aviation, healthcare, emergency services, and most countries outside the United States. The conversion rules are simple: hours 0-11 are AM (with 0 = 12 AM midnight), and hours 12-23 are PM (with 12 = 12 PM noon, 13 = 1 PM, etc.).
Complete Military Time Conversion Chart:
| Military | Standard | Military | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM | 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | 1700 | 5:00 PM |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | 1800 | 6:00 PM |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | 1900 | 7:00 PM |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | 2000 | 8:00 PM |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | 2100 | 9:00 PM |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | 2200 | 10:00 PM |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | 2300 | 11:00 PM |
How to Read Military Time: For hours 13 and above, subtract 12 to get the PM hour. For example, 1730 = 17 - 12 = 5:30 PM. For hours 00, use 12 AM. Military time is spoken as four digits: 0800 is "oh-eight-hundred hours" and 1430 is "fourteen-thirty hours."