Military Time
Converter
Convert between 12-hour and 24-hour time instantly. Live military clock, pronunciation guide, and NATO time zones.
⚡ Common Time Conversions
🔊 How to Say Military Time
Military time is spoken by saying each pair of digits separately, followed by "hours". Minutes are spoken as a number. Midnight is"Zero Hundred Hours"and noon is"Twelve Hundred Hours."
🌐 Military Time Zones (NATO)
Each time zone has a letter designation.Zulu (Z)= UTC and is the standard military reference time.
📋 Full Military Time Chart (Every Hour)
| Military | 12-Hour | Pronunciation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM | Zero Zero Hundred Hours | 🌙 Night |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | Zero One Hundred Hours | 🌙 Night |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | Zero Two Hundred Hours | 🌙 Night |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | Zero Three Hundred Hours | 🌙 Night |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | Zero Four Hundred Hours | 🌙 Night |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | Zero Five Hundred Hours | 🌙 Night |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | Zero Six Hundred Hours | 🌅 Morning |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | Zero Seven Hundred Hours | 🌅 Morning |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | Zero Eight Hundred Hours | 🌅 Morning |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | Zero Nine Hundred Hours | 🌅 Morning |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | Ten Hundred Hours | 🌅 Morning |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | Eleven Hundred Hours | 🌅 Morning |
| 1200 | 12:00 PM | Twelve Hundred Hours | ☀️ Afternoon |
| 1300 | 1:00 PM | Thirteen Hundred Hours | ☀️ Afternoon |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM | Fourteen Hundred Hours | ☀️ Afternoon |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM | Fifteen Hundred Hours | ☀️ Afternoon |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM | Sixteen Hundred Hours | ☀️ Afternoon |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM | Seventeen Hundred Hours | ☀️ Afternoon |
| 1800 | 6:00 PM | Eighteen Hundred Hours | 🌆 Evening |
| 1900 | 7:00 PM | Nineteen Hundred Hours | 🌆 Evening |
| 2000 | 8:00 PM | Twenty Hundred Hours | 🌆 Evening |
| 2100 | 9:00 PM | Twenty One Hundred Hours | 🌆 Evening |
| 2200 | 10:00 PM | Twenty Two Hundred Hours | 🌆 Evening |
| 2300 | 11:00 PM | Twenty Three Hundred Hours | 🌆 Evening |
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is military time?
Military time is a timekeeping format that uses a 24-hour clock instead of the 12-hour AM/PM system. Hours run from 0000 (midnight) to 2359 (one minute before midnight). It's used by the military, emergency services, aviation, hospitals, and international contexts to avoid AM/PM ambiguity.
How do I convert military time to regular time?
For hours 0000–1159: it's AM time. Drop the leading zero for the hour (e.g. 0730 = 7:30 AM). For hours 1300–2359: subtract 12 from the hour for PM time (e.g. 1345 = 1:45 PM). Special cases: 0000 = 12:00 AM (midnight), 1200 = 12:00 PM (noon).
What is Zulu time?
Zulu time (Z) is the military designation for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). It is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+0). The military uses Zulu as the universal reference point so that operations across multiple time zones can be coordinated without confusion. "1400Z" means 2:00 PM UTC.
How do you say military time out loud?
Each pair of digits is spoken separately, followed by "hours." Hours below 1000 start with "Zero." Minutes are spoken as a whole number. Examples: 0600 = "Zero Six Hundred Hours," 1345 = "Thirteen Forty-Five Hours," 2000 = "Twenty Hundred Hours." Midnight (0000) = "Zero Zero Hundred Hours."
Is military time the same as 24-hour time?
Almost — but with a key difference. Both use a 24-hour clock (00–23 hours). The difference is in notation and speech: 24-hour time uses a colon (e.g. 13:45) while military time uses no colon (1345) and adds "hours" when spoken. Military time also has an associated letter-based time zone system (Zulu, Alpha, Bravo…) that standard 24-hour time does not.