Military Time Converter

Type a time in either format, like 1430, 14:30 or 2:30 PM, and see it converted. The chart below lists every hour from 0000 to 2300 with its 12-hour equivalent.

Convert a time

Standard time

2:30 PM

1430 military · 14:30 24-hour

  • Said asfourteen thirty
  • Minutes after midnight870

How to use it

  1. Type a time in any format.
  2. Read the military time and the standard AM/PM time.
  3. Use the chart for quick lookups.

The formula

Afternoon (1:00 PM to 11:59 PM): add 12 to the hour. 3:15 PM → 1515

Midnight hour: 12:xx AM → 00xx. 12:30 AM → 0030

Military to standard: if the hour is 13 or more, subtract 12 and add PM

Example: 1845 → 18 − 12 = 6, so 6:45 PM. 0700 is 7:00 AM. 0000 is midnight; 1200 is noon.

Military time chart

MilitaryStandardMilitaryStandard
000012:00 AM (midnight)120012:00 PM (noon)
01001:00 AM13001:00 PM
02002:00 AM14002:00 PM
03003:00 AM15003:00 PM
04004:00 AM16004:00 PM
05005:00 AM17005:00 PM
06006:00 AM18006:00 PM
07007:00 AM19007:00 PM
08008:00 AM20008:00 PM
09009:00 AM21009:00 PM
100010:00 AM220010:00 PM
110011:00 AM230011:00 PM

Good to know

  • Military time is written without a colon and said as "fourteen thirty" or "fourteen hundred" for 1400.
  • Hospitals, airlines and many time clocks use 24-hour time to avoid AM/PM mix-ups.
  • To work out hours between two military times, subtract them as hours and minutes, or use the time duration calculator.

Questions

What is 1500 in military time?

1500 is 3:00 PM. Subtract 12 from 15.

What is 2100 in military time?

2100 is 9:00 PM.

What is midnight in military time?

Midnight is 0000 at the start of a day. Some schedules write 2400 for the end of a day; both mean 12:00 AM.

What is 12:30 AM in military time?

0030. The hour after midnight is 00 in 24-hour time.

How do you calculate hours worked with military time?

Subtract the start from the end. 0645 to 1515 is 15:15 − 6:45 = 8 hours 30 minutes. Our time card calculators accept either format.