Military Time Converter (24-Hour to 12-Hour Time)
Convert military (24-hour) time to standard 12-hour AM/PM time and back, with a full 0000-2300 reference chart.
Type in either field. The other updates as you type.
Accepts 2:30 PM, 2:30pm, 02:30 pm, or 7 (uses the dropdown if AM/PM is missing)
Accepts 1430, 14:30, or 0030
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM |
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM |
| 1800 | 6:00 PM |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM |
| 2000 | 8:00 PM |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM |
| 2200 | 10:00 PM |
| 2300 | 11:00 PM |
How to say military time out loud
Read the hours and minutes as plain numbers, padding single-digit hours with “zero”. On the hour, append “hundred”: 0400 is “zero four hundred” and 2000 is “twenty hundred”. With minutes, drop the “hundred”: 1430 is “fourteen thirty” and 0805 is “zero eight zero five”. Military usage often adds “hours” at the end, as in “fourteen thirty hours”.
Two-way converter between military 24-hour time and standard 12-hour AM/PM time. Type 1430 or 14:30 in one field and see 2:30 PM in the other instantly, or go the opposite direction. Includes a complete 24-row conversion chart and a guide to reading military time aloud (0400 as zero four hundred).
Military time runs on a 24-hour clock: the day starts at 0000 (midnight) and counts up to 2359, so there is never any doubt whether a time means morning or evening. Hospitals, airlines, the military, emergency services, and most of the world outside the US use it for exactly that reason. The catch is the mental math: converting 1700 to 5:00 PM means subtracting 12, and 0030 versus 1230 trips people up because both involve the number 12 in the standard system.
This converter handles both directions as you type. Enter a 24-hour time in any common shape (1430, 14:30, or 0030) and the 12-hour field updates immediately, or type a standard time like 2:30 PM, 2:30pm, or 02:30 pm and get the military equivalent. If you type a 12-hour time without AM or PM, the dropdown next to the field decides which half of the day you mean. A Now button fills in the current time from your device clock.
Below the converter sits a full reference chart mapping every hour from 0000 through 2300 to its standard equivalent, useful for printing or quick scanning. There is also a short guide to saying military time out loud: on-the-hour times take the word hundred (0400 is zero four hundred), while times with minutes are read digit by digit or as numbers (1430 is fourteen thirty).
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Enter a time in either field
Type a 24-hour time like 1430 or a 12-hour time like 2:30 PM. The other field converts as you type, no button press needed.
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Resolve AM or PM if needed
If you type a 12-hour time without a meridiem, pick AM or PM from the dropdown. Press Now to load the current time from your device.
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Copy or look it up in the chart
Copy either format with one click, or scan the 0000-2300 reference chart below for any hour without typing at all.
Reading duty rosters and schedules
Decode a shift listed as 1900-0700 on a hospital, security, or military roster into 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
Booking international travel
Convert a 14:55 departure on a European train or airline ticket into 2:55 PM before setting reminders.
Writing unambiguous meeting times
Turn 8:00 into 0800 or 2000 before sending it to a team that spans time conventions, removing AM/PM confusion.
Logging incidents and reports
Convert witness statements like a quarter past nine at night into 2115 for police, aviation, or maritime logs.
How do I convert military time to regular time?
For 1300 through 2359, subtract 12 from the hour and add PM: 1430 becomes 2:30 PM. For 0100 through 1159, drop the leading zero and add AM. 0000 is 12:00 AM (midnight) and 1200 is 12:00 PM (noon).
What is 0000 versus 2400?
Both refer to midnight. 0000 marks the start of a day and is the standard form; 2400 is sometimes used to mark the end of the previous day, as in a shift ending at 2400. This converter accepts 2400 and normalizes it to 0000.
How do you say military time out loud?
Pad single-digit hours with zero and append hundred on the hour: 0400 is zero four hundred, 2000 is twenty hundred. With minutes, read both numbers: 1430 is fourteen thirty, 0805 is zero eight zero five. Adding hours at the end (fourteen thirty hours) is common in military usage.
Is military time the same as the 24-hour clock?
Nearly. Both count hours 0 to 23, but military style writes times without a colon and with leading zeros (0930), while civilian 24-hour notation usually keeps the colon (9:30 or 09:30). The conversion math is identical, and this tool accepts both shapes.
Does this tool send my data anywhere?
No. The conversion is a few lines of arithmetic that run entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded, stored, or sent to a server, and the tool works offline once the page has loaded.