What is 1720 in Military Time?
1720 military time equals
5:20 PM
How to Convert 1720
1720 falls after noon on the 24-hour clock, so the rule is: subtract 12 from the hour and add PM.
17 − 12 = 5 → 5:20 PM (the minutes, 20, stay exactly the same).
Going the other way: 5:20 PM + 12 = 1720. Or skip the math — type 1720 into the military time converter and convert any time instantly on the home page.
Times Around 1720
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All Times From 1700 to 1759
Every minute of this hour has its own quick answer page:
- 1700 5:00 PM
- 1701 5:01 PM
- 1702 5:02 PM
- 1703 5:03 PM
- 1704 5:04 PM
- 1705 5:05 PM
- 1706 5:06 PM
- 1707 5:07 PM
- 1708 5:08 PM
- 1709 5:09 PM
- 1710 5:10 PM
- 1711 5:11 PM
- 1712 5:12 PM
- 1713 5:13 PM
- 1714 5:14 PM
- 1715 5:15 PM
- 1716 5:16 PM
- 1717 5:17 PM
- 1718 5:18 PM
- 1719 5:19 PM
- 1720 5:20 PM
- 1721 5:21 PM
- 1722 5:22 PM
- 1723 5:23 PM
- 1724 5:24 PM
- 1725 5:25 PM
- 1726 5:26 PM
- 1727 5:27 PM
- 1728 5:28 PM
- 1729 5:29 PM
- 1730 5:30 PM
- 1731 5:31 PM
- 1732 5:32 PM
- 1733 5:33 PM
- 1734 5:34 PM
- 1735 5:35 PM
- 1736 5:36 PM
- 1737 5:37 PM
- 1738 5:38 PM
- 1739 5:39 PM
- 1740 5:40 PM
- 1741 5:41 PM
- 1742 5:42 PM
- 1743 5:43 PM
- 1744 5:44 PM
- 1745 5:45 PM
- 1746 5:46 PM
- 1747 5:47 PM
- 1748 5:48 PM
- 1749 5:49 PM
- 1750 5:50 PM
- 1751 5:51 PM
- 1752 5:52 PM
- 1753 5:53 PM
- 1754 5:54 PM
- 1755 5:55 PM
- 1756 5:56 PM
- 1757 5:57 PM
- 1758 5:58 PM
- 1759 5:59 PM
When You'll See 1720
The evening rush. Second shifts and evening clinics run on times like 1720 (5:20 PM) — you'll see it on dinner-hour flight departures, warehouse second-shift starts, and urgent-care evening schedules.
To say it out loud, read the two pairs: "seventeen twenty." In formal military usage you may also hear "seventeen hundred twenty hours."
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 1720 AM or PM?
PM. Any military time from 1300 to 2359 is afternoon or evening. 1720 = 5:20 PM.
How do you say 1720 in military time?
"Seventeen twenty." Whole hours get the "hundred" treatment (1700 is "seventeen hundred"), but with minutes you read the two pairs.
What is 5:20 PM in military time?
1720. Add 12 to any PM hour: 5 + 12 = 17, so 5:20 PM becomes 1720.
Is 1720 the same as 17:20?
Yes — same time, two writing styles. Schedules in military format drop the colon (1720); European-style 24-hour clocks keep it (17:20). Both mean 5:20 PM.