What is 1742 in Military Time?
1742 military time equals
5:42 PM
How to Convert 1742
1742 falls after noon on the 24-hour clock, so the rule is: subtract 12 from the hour and add PM.
17 − 12 = 5 → 5:42 PM (the minutes, 42, stay exactly the same).
Going the other way: 5:42 PM + 12 = 1742. Or skip the math — type 1742 into the military time converter and convert any time instantly on the home page.
Times Around 1742
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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 1742
The evening rush. Second shifts and evening clinics run on times like 1742 (5:42 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 forty-two." In formal military usage you may also hear "seventeen hundred forty-two hours."
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 1742 AM or PM?
PM. Any military time from 1300 to 2359 is afternoon or evening. 1742 = 5:42 PM.
How do you say 1742 in military time?
"Seventeen forty-two." Whole hours get the "hundred" treatment (1700 is "seventeen hundred"), but with minutes you read the two pairs.
What is 5:42 PM in military time?
1742. Add 12 to any PM hour: 5 + 12 = 17, so 5:42 PM becomes 1742.
Is 1742 the same as 17:42?
Yes — same time, two writing styles. Schedules in military format drop the colon (1742); European-style 24-hour clocks keep it (17:42). Both mean 5:42 PM.