# Military Time Converter

URL: https://speedycalculator.com/calculators/conversion/military-time/
Last updated: 2026-10-25

> The military time converter turns 12-hour times (2:30 p.m.) into 24-hour military time (1430) and back, and spells out how the time is spoken (“fourteen thirty hours”). Everything is calculated in your browser; nothing you type is sent to our server.

## Inputs

- Convert
- Time

## Results

- Result
- Military time
- Standard time
- How it is spoken

## Formula

```
Military time = hours (00–23) and minutes written as four digits; p.m. hours add 12 (except 12 p.m.)
```

## Explanation

Armed forces, hospitals, aviation and emergency services use the 24-hour clock to avoid confusing a.m. and p.m. Midnight is 0000 and noon is 1200; there is no colon, and times are spoken as “zero seven hundred” or “nineteen forty-five hours”.

### How to use the Military Time Converter

- **Convert**
- **Time**

Everything runs in your browser, so results appear instantly and nothing you type is sent to a server.

### How it works

For 12-hour input, 12 a.m. becomes 00 and p.m. hours have 12 added. For military input, hours above 12 have 12 subtracted and a.m./p.m. is added.

### Military time chart

StandardMilitary12:00 a.m. (midnight)00001:00 a.m.01002:00 a.m.02003:00 a.m.03004:00 a.m.04005:00 a.m.05006:00 a.m.06007:00 a.m.07008:00 a.m.08009:00 a.m.090010:00 a.m.100011:00 a.m.110012:00 p.m. (noon)12001:00 p.m.13002:00 p.m.14003:00 p.m.15004:00 p.m.16005:00 p.m.17006:00 p.m.18007:00 p.m.19008:00 p.m.20009:00 p.m.210010:00 p.m.220011:00 p.m.2300

## Worked example

Inputs — Convert: Standard (12-hour) → military; Time: 2:30 pm.

Results — **Result = 1430**; Military time = 1430; Standard time = 2:30 p.m.; How it is spoken = fourteen thirty hours.

## FAQ

**What is 7 p.m. in military time?**
1900.

**How do you say 0800?**
“Zero eight hundred hours.”

**Is midnight 0000 or 2400?**
Both appear; 0000 starts a day and 2400 ends one.

**What formula does the Military Time Converter use?**
Military time = hours (00–23) and minutes written as four digits; p.m. hours add 12 (except 12 p.m.).