Military Time Converter & 24-Hour Chart
Type any time — the answer appears as you type. No button, no math.
Military Time Chart
| Military | Standard | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM (Midnight) | zero hundred hours |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | zero one hundred hours |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | zero two hundred hours |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | zero three hundred hours |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | zero four hundred hours |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | zero five hundred hours |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | zero six hundred hours |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | zero seven hundred hours |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | zero eight hundred hours |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | zero nine hundred hours |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | ten hundred hours |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | eleven hundred hours |
| 1200 | 12:00 PM (Noon) | twelve hundred hours |
| 1300 | 1:00 PM | thirteen hundred hours |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM | fourteen hundred hours |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM | fifteen hundred hours |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM | sixteen hundred hours |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM | seventeen hundred hours |
| 1800 | 6:00 PM | eighteen hundred hours |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM | nineteen hundred hours |
| 2000 | 8:00 PM | twenty hundred hours |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM | twenty-one hundred hours |
| 2200 | 10:00 PM | twenty-two hundred hours |
| 2300 | 11:00 PM | twenty-three hundred hours |
How to Read This Chart
Find your four-digit time in the left column and read across. Times from 0000 to 1159 are mornings — the hour matches standard time directly. Times from 1200 to 2359 are afternoons and evenings — subtract 12 from the hour to get the PM time (1200 itself is noon: 12:00 PM). For times with minutes, such as 1430 or 1545, only the hour changes: 1430 is 2:30 PM, 1545 is 3:45 PM.
Need a specific minute right now? Type it into the converter at the top of this page — it answers as you type.
Every AM & PM Hour, Converted
Thinking in regular clock time instead? Each hour of the 12-hour clock has its own answer page:
What Is Military Time?
Military time is the everyday American name for the 24-hour clock. Instead of restarting the count at noon and midnight (12:00 AM / 12:00 PM), the hours simply keep counting: 1:00 PM becomes 1300, 2:30 PM becomes 1430, and 11:00 PM becomes 2300. Every minute of the day has exactly one label, so "2:30" can never be mistaken for "2:30 in the morning." The everyday 12-hour clock you already use — with its AM and PM — is what Americans casually call regular time, and every regular time has exactly one military match.
Hospitals, airlines, logistics companies, emergency services, and the armed forces use it on schedules, medication charts, and flight plans. If you were handed a shift that reads 1430–2230, the converter above turns it into 2:30 PM–10:30 PM instantly.
Who Uses Military Time?
- Nurses and hospital staff — medication records and shift schedules like 0700–1900 avoid AM/PM confusion
- Aviation — flight plans and timetables worldwide run on the 24-hour clock
- Logistics and trucking — delivery windows and dispatch sheets
- Emergency services and dispatchers — timestamps on every call
- The armed forces — where the name comes from
If you are traveling to Europe or reading a 24-hour plane ticket like 18:45, this converter works exactly the same way.
Save the Chart as an Image
Want the whole chart as one picture for your phone, a group chat, or a pinboard?
Right-click the preview (or long-press on mobile) and choose "Save image as" — you get the full high-resolution chart. Click the preview to view it full size; click anywhere to close.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is military time?
Military time is the common American term for the 24-hour clock. Hours count from 0000 (midnight) straight through to 2359 (11:59 PM), so no AM or PM is needed.
Can I print this military time chart?
Yes — click "Print this chart" at the top (or Ctrl+P / Cmd+P). The print version shows just the title and the 24-hour table on one clean page — no header, ads, converter, or extra sections.
Why does the chart only show whole hours?
Whole hours keep the chart printable on one page. Minutes follow the same rule as the hour they belong to: 1430 is 2:30 PM for the same reason 1400 is 2:00 PM. For any exact minute, the converter handles it instantly.
What about 0000 and 2400?
Both refer to midnight. 0000 marks the start of a new day and is what most schedules use; 2400 is occasionally used to mark the end of a day, for example on a shift that runs 1800–2400.
What comes after 2359?
The clock rolls over to 0000 — the start of the next day. Some schedules write 2400 to mark the end of a day; it means the same midnight as 0000.
Why do hospitals use military time?
Because medication times and shift handoffs can't afford AM/PM confusion. A chart that says 0700 and 1900 is unambiguous in a way that "7" and "7 at night" are not.
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