Military Time Converter

Military time is the 24-hour clock written as four digits: 1:00 PM is 1300, 6:45 PM is 1845, midnight is 0000. Type any time below to convert it both ways.

Military / 24-hour1430
24-hour clock14:30
12-hour clock2:30 PM
Spoken asfourteen 30

Military time chart

12-hourMilitarySpoken
12:00 AM0000zero hundred hours
1:00 AM0100zero one hundred hours
2:00 AM0200zero two hundred hours
3:00 AM0300zero three hundred hours
4:00 AM0400zero four hundred hours
5:00 AM0500zero five hundred hours
6:00 AM0600zero six hundred hours
7:00 AM0700zero seven hundred hours
8:00 AM0800zero eight hundred hours
9:00 AM0900zero nine hundred hours
10:00 AM1000ten hundred hours
11:00 AM1100eleven hundred hours
12:00 PM1200twelve hundred hours
1:00 PM1300thirteen hundred hours
2:00 PM1400fourteen hundred hours
3:00 PM1500fifteen hundred hours
4:00 PM1600sixteen hundred hours
5:00 PM1700seventeen hundred hours
6:00 PM1800eighteen hundred hours
7:00 PM1900nineteen hundred hours
8:00 PM2000twenty hundred hours
9:00 PM2100twenty one hundred hours
10:00 PM2200twenty two hundred hours
11:00 PM2300twenty three hundred hours

Military time FAQ

What is 1300 in military time?

1300 is 1:00 PM. After noon, subtract 12 from the first two digits to get the 12-hour time: 1300 − 12 = 1 PM.

How do I convert military time to standard time?

For 0000–1159, read it as AM (0930 is 9:30 AM). For 1200–2359, subtract 12 hours from the hour part and read it as PM (1845 is 6:45 PM). 0000 is midnight and 1200 is noon.

Is military time the same as 24-hour time?

Almost. The 24-hour clock writes a colon (14:30); military time writes four digits with no colon (1430) and is spoken as “fourteen thirty”. The underlying times are identical.

Is there a 2400 in military time?

Midnight is normally written 0000 at the start of a day. 2400 is sometimes used to mean the end of a day, so 2400 on Monday is the same instant as 0000 on Tuesday.

Updated 6 November 2026. Time zone data: IANA tz database.