What is 8 AM in Military Time?
8 AM in military time equals
0800
How to Convert 8 AM
8 AM is a morning hour, and morning hours keep their own number. Drop the AM and pad a zero in front if the hour is a single digit: 8 AM → 0800.
8 AM → 0800 — same hour number, padded to two digits (minutes always carry over unchanged).
Going the other way: read the first two digits of 0800 as the hour and add AM — 0800 → 8:00 AM. The same conversion has its own full answer page: What is 0800 in military time? Or type any time into the military time converter on the home page.
Times Around 8 AM
See the whole day on one page: Military Time Chart or view the full 24-hour chart.
All AM & PM Conversions
Every hour of the regular 12-hour clock has its own quick answer page:
When You'll See 8 AM
8 AM is a mid-morning hour — appointment slots, clinic schedules, and stand-up meetings booked on the 24-hour clock show up as 0800.
To say it out loud: "zero eight hundred hours." Whole hours always take the "hundred" wording.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you write 8 AM in military time?
0800. Morning hours keep their number — drop the AM and pad a leading zero if the hour is a single digit: 8 AM → 0800.
What is 8 AM on a 24-hour clock?
8:00. Military time drops the colon and the AM/PM label: 8 AM = 8:00 = 0800 — three ways to write the same moment.
How do you say 0800 in military time?
"Zero eight hundred hours." Whole hours always take the "hundred hours" wording on the radio and on shift handoffs.
What is 8:30 AM in military time?
0830. Only the hour converts — the minutes carry over exactly as they are: 8:30 AM → 0830.