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Military Time Converter

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How to use Military Time Converter

What the tool does, how to run it, and what to expect from the result.

About this military time converter

Military time is the 24-hour clock written without a colon: half past one in the afternoon is 1330, and quarter to midnight is 2345. The conversion is arithmetic, add twelve to any PM hour and drop the suffix, but two cases trip almost everyone. Midnight is 0000, not 2400, and noon is 1200, not 0000, which is exactly backwards from how 12 AM and 12 PM read on a normal clock. This converter always spells those out rather than leaving you to work them out. It also shows how the time is said, because the spoken form has its own rules: 1300 is thirteen hundred hours, while 1315 is thirteen fifteen, with no hundred in it. Both directions are live, so you can type into either side and read the other.

At a glance

Who Military Time Converter is for

A quick way to understand who this helps, what it solves, and where it connects next.

Best fit

Anyone reading a 24-hour schedule, roster, or log.

Ideal for

Using the military time converter without installing anything or signing up.

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the questions people usually have before trying a utility like this.

What time is 1300 in military time?

1300 is 1:00 PM. The pattern for the afternoon is to subtract twelve from the hour: 1400 is 2 PM, 1800 is 6 PM, and 2100 is 9 PM.

Is midnight 0000 or 2400?

Midnight at the start of a day is 0000. Some schedules write 2400 for midnight at the end of a day, which is the same instant labeled as the close of the previous day rather than the start of the next.

How do you say military time out loud?

On the hour you say hundred, as in thirteen hundred hours for 1300. With minutes you say the digits, as in thirteen fifteen for 1315, and hundred is dropped.

Does military time use a colon?

Traditionally no: it is written as four digits, 1330. Plenty of civilian 24-hour clocks write 13:30 with a colon, and this converter accepts either since it ignores the punctuation.

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