Military Time Converter

Free military time converter: turn 24-hour (military) time into 12-hour AM/PM time and back, with a full 00:00-23:00 reference chart.

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Enter the hours (0-23) and minutes to see the military and 12-hour AM/PM versions.

Military (24-hour)14:30
Standard (12-hour)2:30 PM

Military time runs from 00:00 (midnight) to 23:59, with no AM or PM. Midnight is 00:00 and noon is 12:00.

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Military time chart

Every hour from midnight to 11 PM at a glance.

00:00 = 12:00 AM01:00 = 1:00 AM02:00 = 2:00 AM03:00 = 3:00 AM04:00 = 4:00 AM05:00 = 5:00 AM06:00 = 6:00 AM07:00 = 7:00 AM08:00 = 8:00 AM09:00 = 9:00 AM10:00 = 10:00 AM11:00 = 11:00 AM12:00 = 12:00 PM13:00 = 1:00 PM14:00 = 2:00 PM15:00 = 3:00 PM16:00 = 4:00 PM17:00 = 5:00 PM18:00 = 6:00 PM19:00 = 7:00 PM20:00 = 8:00 PM21:00 = 9:00 PM22:00 = 10:00 PM23:00 = 11:00 PM

How military time works

Military, or 24-hour, time counts the hours from 00 at midnight through 23, so there is no need for AM or PM. To convert to 12-hour time, subtract 12 from any hour above 12 and add PM; hours below 12 stay the same with AM, and midnight becomes 12 AM.

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Military time questions

Is midnight 00:00 or 24:00?

Midnight is 00:00 and the start of a new day. The following minute is 00:01, and 24:00 is only used to mark the end of a day, never the start of one.

What is 12 PM in military time?

Noon is 12:00, and the hours after it keep counting up: 1 PM is 13:00, 5 PM is 17:00, and 11 PM is 23:00. Subtract 12 from any hour above 12 to read it back as PM.

Do I write 1430 or 14:30?

Only in speech. In writing, 14:30 and 1430 mean the same time; the colon is common in Europe and in most software, while the four-digit form without it is the military convention.

Why do shift schedules use the 24-hour clock?

Yes. The 24-hour clock removes the AM and PM ambiguity that causes overnight shifts to be logged on the wrong day, which is why timesheets, aviation, healthcare, and emergency services use it.