MILITARY TIME
The definitive guide to 24-hour time — tools, charts, and references for military, healthcare, and aviation professionals.
Time Conversion Chart
View Full Chart →| Military | Standard Time | 24-Hour | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM (Midnight) | 00:00 | Zero hundred hours |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | 01:00 | Zero one hundred hours |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | 02:00 | Zero two hundred hours |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | 03:00 | Zero three hundred hours |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | 04:00 | Zero four hundred hours |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | 05:00 | Zero five hundred hours |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | 06:00 | Zero six hundred hours |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | 07:00 | Zero seven hundred hours |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | 08:00 | Zero eight hundred hours |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | 09:00 | Zero nine hundred hours |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 | Ten hundred hours |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | 11:00 | Eleven hundred hours |
Tools & References
Everything you need to work with military time — interactive tools, charts, and guides.
Live Clock
Real-time 24-hour analog and digital military clock with Zulu time display.
Open clock →Converter
Convert between standard 12-hour time and military 24-hour time instantly.
Convert time →Full Chart
Complete 24-hour conversion table with pronunciations. Printable reference chart.
View chart →Time Zones
NATO military time zones A-Z. Interactive map with live times for all 25 zones.
Explore zones →Why Military Time?
Three reasons professionals worldwide rely on the 24-hour clock.
No Ambiguity
1300 can only mean one thing: 1 PM. Standard time forces you to specify AM or PM — a small but critical difference in high-stakes environments.
No AM/PM Confusion
In healthcare, a medication given 12 hours off-schedule is dangerous. Military time eliminates this class of error entirely.
Global Convention
Most of the world uses 24-hour time. Aviation, shipping, science, and the military all operate on it.
What Is Military Time?
Military time is a method of expressing time using a 24-hour clock — running from 0000 (midnight) through 2359 (one minute before the next midnight). Unlike the standard 12-hour clock that repeats each digit set twice per day and requires an AM or PM designation, military time assigns a unique four-digit number to every minute of the day.
The format is always four digits: the first two represent the hour (00-23) and the last two represent the minutes (00-59). So 0800 is 8 in the morning, 1400 is 2 in the afternoon, and 2200 is 10 at night. No guessing, no AM/PM required.
The term "military time" is mostly used in the United States. Internationally, the same system is simply called the 24-hour clock or ISO 8601 time notation. It's the default time format in most countries outside North America.
Who Uses Military Time?
Military time is used wherever precision matters. The armed forces, emergency services, hospitals, pilots, air traffic controllers, international shipping, and computing systems all use 24-hour format as standard.
How to Convert Military Time
For hours 00-11, military time and standard time are nearly identical — just add a colon and AM. For hours 12-23, subtract 12 and add PM. Use the converter tool or the complete chart for quick reference.