Military Time Converter
This free converter switches between standard 12-hour time and 24-hour military time, in both directions, and shows how to say the result out loud. Type a time in either format and see the exact conversion instantly, including the real difference between 0000 and 2400 at midnight.
1430 = 2:30 PM
Say it: “fourteen thirty hours”
What is a military time converter?
It switches a time between the standard 12-hour clock (2:30 PM) and 24-hour military time (1430), in either direction, and shows how to say the military version out loud.
| Standard | Military | Said out loud |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0000 | zero zero hundred hours |
| 8:00 AM | 0800 | zero eight hundred hours |
| 12:00 PM | 1200 | twelve hundred hours |
| 2:30 PM | 1430 | fourteen thirty hours |
| 11:59 PM | 2359 | twenty-three fifty-nine hours |
Military hours 00 through 11 match the standard hour directly (with 00 meaning 12 AM). Hours 13 through 23 are 12 higher than their PM equivalent, so subtracting 12 gets you back to standard time.
How do you use it?
Type a time in either field. Military time (like 1430) or standard time (hour, minute, AM/PM).
Read the other field. It updates instantly, both directions.
Check the spoken form. Below the result, see exactly how to say that time in military phrasing.
Watch for the midnight note. It appears automatically whenever the result lands on midnight.
What doesn't this converter do?
It doesn't convert between time zones. This tool only changes the format of a time within the same moment and the same zone; for converting a time between two zones, this site's time zone converter handles that, DST included. It also doesn't total hours across a shift or timesheet: for adding up worked time from a time card, the work hours calculator is built for that.
Is midnight 0000 or 2400?
Both, and that's the point worth understanding rather than memorizing. They mark the exact same instant, but anchor different days: 0000 begins a new day, 2400 closes the one that just ended. Since a schedule using both invites exactly the kind of overlap or gap that causes real logistics errors, most schedules write the start of a day as 0000 (ISO 8601 keeps 24:00 only for the end of a day), and many sidestep the question entirely by ending at 2359 and starting the next block at 0001. This converter shows 0000 by default for the same reason, while still recognizing 2400 as a valid, deliberate entry.
Real ways people use this
Reading a flight itinerary, hospital shift schedule, or event program written in 24-hour time. Converting a work shift starting or ending at midnight without getting the date wrong. Learning to read or say military time correctly before starting a job that uses it daily. Double-checking a schedule that mixes both formats before it causes a missed meeting.
Frequently asked questions
Is military time the same as 24-hour time?
Almost, but not quite. Both count hours from 0 to 23, so the math is identical. Military time is written without a colon (1430) and is meant to be spoken with "hours" ("fourteen thirty hours"), while civilian 24-hour notation usually keeps the colon (14:30) and drops the word "hours". The underlying time is the same either way.
Is midnight 0000 or 2400?
Both refer to the exact same instant, but they anchor different days. 0000 marks the start of a new day, and 2400 marks the end of the day that just finished. ISO 8601 writes the start of a day as 00:00 and allows 24:00 only for the end of a day, and this converter shows 0000 by default.
How do you say military time out loud?
Read the hour and minute as numbers, adding "zero" before any single digit and "hundred" when the minutes are zero. So 0800 is "zero eight hundred hours," 1430 is "fourteen thirty hours," and 0105 is "zero one zero five hours." This converter shows the spoken form for whatever time you enter.
What is 1430 in regular time?
2:30 PM. Military hours 13 through 23 correspond to 1 PM through 11 PM: subtract 12 from any military hour of 13 or higher to get the standard hour, and add PM. Military hours 00 through 11 map directly to the same standard hour, with 00 meaning 12 AM.
What is 6:45 PM in military time?
1845. For any PM time other than 12 PM, add 12 to the standard hour: 6 PM becomes 18, so 6:45 PM is 1845. Noon (12 PM) is the exception and stays 1200, while midnight (12 AM) becomes 0000 rather than 1200.
Why does the military avoid using 2400?
To prevent scheduling errors. Since 2400 and the next day's 0000 mark the same instant, using both in overlapping schedules risks double-booking or gaps at the boundary. Military and emergency-service scheduling commonly ends operations at 2359 and starts the next one at 0001, sidestepping the ambiguity entirely rather than relying on either midnight notation.
Does this convert time zones too?
No, this tool only converts between the 12-hour and 24-hour formats for the same moment in the same time zone. For converting a time between two time zones, this site's dedicated time zone converter handles that, including daylight saving time.
Can I use this to fill out a timesheet?
It's built for reading a single time correctly, not for totaling hours across a shift. For adding up worked hours, breaks, and overtime from a time card, this site's work hours calculator is built for exactly that, with a time picker for each shift.
What is noon in military time?
1200. Noon keeps its number in military time, and so does every time from 1:00 AM to 12:59 PM: 9:15 AM is simply 0915. The two that change are midnight, which becomes 0000 instead of 12 AM, and the afternoon and evening hours, which gain 12, so 3 PM is 1500.
How accurate is this converter?
Fully accurate: converting between 12-hour and 24-hour time is a fixed, unambiguous rule with no regional variation, unlike unit conversions that depend on published reference charts. The only real judgment call is which midnight notation to show by default, and this converter shows 0000, the start-of-day form that ISO 8601 also uses.
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