Military Time Converter

This converter is useful for converting standard 12 hour time (AM / PM) which is commonly used by civilians to military time. Example: Civilian 8:00 P.M = 2000 military.

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Standard Time to Military Time Converter

How to convert into military time?

Before we know how to convert military time, it’s good to know in advance what military time is.

Military time is a method of measuring time based on 24 hours in one day, while the size of time commonly used by civilians is two groups (AM & PM) 12 hours. Military clock starts at midnight (0000 hours / Zero Hundred Hours) and runs all the way until 2359 hours (or 11:59 p.m.) until it resets at 0000 hours at midnight again.

Formula

Civilian ⇔ Military time

add 0 + (1:00 am - 9:59 am)

add a zero in front of 1am – 9:59 am, E.g. 9:30 am = 0930

add 1200 + (1:00 pm - 11:59 pm)

add 1200 to any time from 1:00 pm to 11:59 pm, E.g. 1:45pm = 1200 + 145 = 1345

Military ⇔ Civilian time

If greater than 1300 - 1200

greater than 1300 subtract 1200 to get the standard time, E.g. 1800 – 1200 = 600 = 6:00 pm

Example:
1. convert 1800 hours to standard time?
1800 – 1200 = 600 = 6:00 pm

2. convert 2100 hours
2100 – 1200 = 900 = 9:00 pm

3. convert 0017 hours
00 = 12 am, add 17 = 12:17 am

4. convert 2300 hours
2300 – 1200 = 1100 = 11:00 pm

5. convert 1700 hours
1700 – 1200 = 500 = 5:00 pm

6. Convert 5 pm. 5 pm = 5:00 pm
500 + 1200 = 1700 hours in military

7. Convert 10 pm. 10 pm = 10:00 pm
1000 + 1200 = 2200 hours in military

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12-hour (AM/PM) clock	24-hour military time	Pronunciation
12:00 AM	0000	Zero Hundred hours
1:00 AM	0100	Zero One Hundred hours
2:00 AM	0200	Zero Two Hundred hours
3:00 AM	0300	Zero Three Hundred hours
4:00 AM	0400	Zero Four Hundred hours
5:00 AM	0500	Zero Five Hundred hours
6:00 AM	0600	Zero Six Hundred hours
7:00 AM	0700	Zero Seven Hundred hours
8:00 AM	0800	Zero Eight Hundred hours
9:00 AM	0900	Zero Nine Hundred hours
10:00 AM	1000	Ten Hundred hours
11:00 AM	1100	Eleven Hundred hours
12:00 PM	1200	Twelve Hundred hours
1:00 PM	1300	Thirteen Hundred hours
2:00 PM	1400	Fourteen Hundred hours
3:00 PM	1500	Fifteen Hundred hours
4:00 PM	1600	Sixteen Hundred hours
5:00 PM	1700	Seventeen Hundred hours
6:00 PM	1800	Eighteen Hundred hours
7:00 PM	1900	Nineteen Hundred hours
8:00 PM	2000	Twenty Hundred hours
9:00 PM	2100	Twenty-one Hundred hours
10:00 PM	2200	Twenty-two Hundred hours
11:00 PM	2300	Twenty-three Hundred hours