Military Time Converter Chart

Military Time Converter Chart

Normal TimeMilitary TimeNormal TimeMilitary Time
12:00 AM00:0012:00 PM12:00
1:00 AM01:001:00 PM13:00
2:00 AM02:002:00 PM14:00
3:00 AM03:003:00 PM15:00
4:00 AM04:004:00 PM16:00
5:00 AM05:005:00 PM17:00
6:00 AM06:006:00 PM18:00
7:00 AM07:007:00 PM19:00
8:00 AM08:008:00 PM20:00
9:00 AM09:009:00 PM21:00
10:00 AM10:0010:00 PM22:00
11:00 AM11:0011:00 PM23:00

Every hour of the day in both formats — standard 12-hour time beside military time, AM on the left and PM on the right.


Reading it

How the conversion works

Before noon the hour is the same — you only add a leading zero, so 9:00 AM is 09:00. From 1:00 PM onwards you add 12 to the hour, so 3:00 PM is 15:00. Midnight is 00:00 and noon is 12:00.

Minutes never change. Whatever the minutes are in one format, they are the same in the other: 6:45 PM is 18:45.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

What time is 1500 in military time?

1500 is 3:00 PM. On this chart, that hour appears as 15:00. For any military time from 1300 to 2359, subtract 12 from the hour: 15 − 12 = 3.

How do I convert PM times to military time?

Add 12 to the hour and drop the AM/PM. 3:00 PM becomes 15:00, or 1500 in compact military notation. The one exception is noon: 12:00 PM is already 12:00, so nothing is added.

Is midnight 0000 or 2400?

Both name the same moment. 00:00, or 0000, starts a new day; 24:00, or 2400, marks midnight at the end of the day it closes. A shift can end at 2400 while the next one starts at 0000.

Do the minutes change in military time?

No. Minutes are identical in both systems — 3:27 PM is 15:27. Only the hour changes, which is why this chart only needs to list the hours.

How do you say military time out loud?

On the hour reads as hundreds: 0900 is “zero nine hundred”, 1500 is “fifteen hundred”. With minutes you read both pairs — 1545 is “fifteen forty-five”. Adding “hours” at the end is common but optional.

Is military time the same as 24-hour time?

It is the same clock. This chart uses colon-form 24-hour notation (15:45); compact military notation drops the colon (1545) and keeps the leading zero.