What is 1506 in Military Time?
1506 military time equals
3:06 PM
How to Convert 1506
1506 falls after noon on the 24-hour clock, so the rule is: subtract 12 from the hour and add PM.
15 − 12 = 3 → 3:06 PM (the minutes, 6, stay exactly the same).
Going the other way: 3:06 PM + 12 = 1506. Or skip the math — type 1506 into the military time converter and convert any time instantly on the home page.
Times Around 1506
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All Times From 1500 to 1559
Every minute of this hour has its own quick answer page:
- 1500 3:00 PM
- 1501 3:01 PM
- 1502 3:02 PM
- 1503 3:03 PM
- 1504 3:04 PM
- 1505 3:05 PM
- 1506 3:06 PM
- 1507 3:07 PM
- 1508 3:08 PM
- 1509 3:09 PM
- 1510 3:10 PM
- 1511 3:11 PM
- 1512 3:12 PM
- 1513 3:13 PM
- 1514 3:14 PM
- 1515 3:15 PM
- 1516 3:16 PM
- 1517 3:17 PM
- 1518 3:18 PM
- 1519 3:19 PM
- 1520 3:20 PM
- 1521 3:21 PM
- 1522 3:22 PM
- 1523 3:23 PM
- 1524 3:24 PM
- 1525 3:25 PM
- 1526 3:26 PM
- 1527 3:27 PM
- 1528 3:28 PM
- 1529 3:29 PM
- 1530 3:30 PM
- 1531 3:31 PM
- 1532 3:32 PM
- 1533 3:33 PM
- 1534 3:34 PM
- 1535 3:35 PM
- 1536 3:36 PM
- 1537 3:37 PM
- 1538 3:38 PM
- 1539 3:39 PM
- 1540 3:40 PM
- 1541 3:41 PM
- 1542 3:42 PM
- 1543 3:43 PM
- 1544 3:44 PM
- 1545 3:45 PM
- 1546 3:46 PM
- 1547 3:47 PM
- 1548 3:48 PM
- 1549 3:49 PM
- 1550 3:50 PM
- 1551 3:51 PM
- 1552 3:52 PM
- 1553 3:53 PM
- 1554 3:54 PM
- 1555 3:55 PM
- 1556 3:56 PM
- 1557 3:57 PM
- 1558 3:58 PM
- 1559 3:59 PM
When You'll See 1506
The afternoon. Hospital evening shifts are often posted as 1430–2230 or 1500–2300; 1506 (3:06 PM) shows up on shift boards, after-school activity timetables, and afternoon flight departures.
To say it out loud, read the two pairs: "fifteen oh six." In formal military usage you may also hear "fifteen hundred zero six hours."
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 1506 AM or PM?
PM. Any military time from 1300 to 2359 is afternoon or evening. 1506 = 3:06 PM.
How do you say 1506 in military time?
"Fifteen oh six." Whole hours get the "hundred" treatment (1500 is "fifteen hundred"), but with minutes you read the two pairs.
What is 3:06 PM in military time?
1506. Add 12 to any PM hour: 3 + 12 = 15, so 3:06 PM becomes 1506.
Is 1506 the same as 15:06?
Yes — same time, two writing styles. Schedules in military format drop the colon (1506); European-style 24-hour clocks keep it (15:06). Both mean 3:06 PM.