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Military Time Converter

Convert standard time to military time — and military time back to regular time — instantly.

METHOD 02 — SMART INPUT

Convert instantly.

Examples

MILITARY

1624

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METHOD 01 — DIAL & SLIDER

Scrub through the day.

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MILITARY

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12-HOUR

12:00 AM

24-HOUR

00:00

Night
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Zero-click computation

No Convert button, no dropdowns. Every result recomputes the instant you type, drag, or scroll.

Dual-directional

Go military → standard or standard → military in the same view. One input, every format at once.

Layout-shift-free

Tabular figures and reserved space mean the interface never jumps as values change.

Military Time Converter Chart

A quick standard time to military time converter chart for every hour of the day. Bookmark it as a reference, or use the live tools above to convert exact hours and minutes.

Standard (12-hour) time converted to military (24-hour) time for every hour
Standard timeMilitary time
12:00 AM (Midnight)0000
1:00 AM0100
2:00 AM0200
3:00 AM0300
4:00 AM0400
5:00 AM0500
6:00 AM0600
7:00 AM0700
8:00 AM0800
9:00 AM0900
10:00 AM1000
11:00 AM1100
12:00 PM (Noon)1200
1:00 PM1300
2:00 PM1400
3:00 PM1500
4:00 PM1600
5:00 PM1700
6:00 PM1800
7:00 PM1900
8:00 PM2000
9:00 PM2100
10:00 PM2200
11:00 PM2300

Military Time Converter Chart: Minutes

In military time the minutes never change — 2:24 PM is simply 1424. For timesheets and payroll, use this military time converter minutes chart to turn minutes into decimal hours.

Minutes converted to decimal hours for payroll
MinutesDecimal
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:06.10
:12.20
:15.25
:18.30
:24.40
:30.50
:36.60
:42.70
:45.75
:48.80
:54.90

About the Military Time Converter

The Military Time Converter is a free, zero-click tool that turns everyday clock time into 24-hour military time and back again in real time. Whether you need a quick standard time to military time converter for a work schedule, a regular time to military time converter for travel, or a full military time converter calculator for payroll, everything updates the instant you type, drag the dial, or scroll. There is no Convert button and nothing to install — it works as a fast military time converter app right in your browser on desktop and mobile.

Military time (also called 24-hour time, army time, or Zulu time in aviation and the military) counts the hours from 0000 at midnight through 2359 at 11:59 PM. That removes the AM/PM ambiguity that trips people up with the 12-hour clock. Converting is simple: for morning hours you keep the same number and drop the colon, so 7:30 AM becomes 0730. For afternoon and evening hours you add 12, so 4:24 PM becomes 1624. Midnight is the one special case — 12:00 AM is written 0000, while 12:00 PM (noon) stays 1200. This tool handles all of those edge cases automatically so you never have to do the math by hand.

Because the hardest part of learning the 24-hour clock is the afternoon, the converter is especially handy as a 7pm military time converter, a 5pm military time converter, a3pm military time converter, a6 pm military time converter, and a9pm military time converter. For quick reference: 3 PM is 1500, 5 PM is 1700, 6 PM is 1800, 7 PM is 1900, and 9 PM is 2100. Enter any exact value — like 7:45 PM — and you instantly get 1945, complete with the correct hours and minutes.

Minutes work the same way in both formats, which is why this doubles as a reliablemilitary time converter minutes andmilitary time converter hours and minutestool: the hour is the only thing that changes, so 2:24 PM is 1424 and 9:05 PM is 2105. If you track time for payroll, themilitary time converter chart minutes table above converts minutes into decimal hours (for example :15 = .25 and :45 = .75) so your timesheets add up correctly.

Prefer a printable reference over a live tool? Themilitary time converter chart on this page maps every hour from 12:00 AM (0000) to 11:00 PM (2300) at a glance. Combine the chart, the smart text input, and the interactive dial and you have a complete military time toolkit — accurate, instant, and free to use as often as you like.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert standard time to military time?

For AM hours, keep the same hour and drop the colon (7:30 AM = 0730), except 12:00 AM which becomes 0000. For PM hours, add 12 to the hour (4:24 PM = 1624), except 12:00 PM which stays 1200. This standard time to military time converter does it automatically as you type.

How do I convert military time?

To convert military time to standard time, look at the hour. For 0000–0959, keep the hour, drop the leading zero and add AM (0730 = 7:30 AM); 0000 is 12:00 AM (midnight). For 1300–2359, subtract 12 from the hour and add PM (1624 = 4:24 PM); 1200 stays 12:00 PM (noon). The minutes never change. Going the other way, add 12 to any PM hour. This tool does the full conversion automatically as you type.

How do I use a military time converter?

Just start typing a time into the smart input — for example "4:24 PM", "1624", or "16:24" — and every format updates instantly, with no Convert button to press. You can also drag or scroll the interactive dial to scrub through the day, then tap any result to copy it. It works the same whether you are converting standard time to military time or military time back to regular time.

What is 3pm in military time?

3:00 PM in military time is 1500 (spoken "fifteen hundred hours"). To convert any afternoon hour, add 12 to the standard hour: 3 + 12 = 15. Use the 3pm military time converter above to check any minute value like 3:45 PM = 1545.

What is 5pm in military time?

5:00 PM in military time is 1700 ("seventeen hundred hours"), since 5 + 12 = 17. The 5pm military time converter handles the minutes too — for example, 5:30 PM = 1730.

What is 6pm in military time?

6:00 PM in military time is 1800 ("eighteen hundred hours"), because 6 + 12 = 18. Try the 6 pm military time converter for exact values such as 6:15 PM = 1815.

Do the minutes change in military time?

No — minutes are identical in both formats. Military time only changes how the hour is written, so 2:24 PM = 1424 keeps the same 24 minutes. For payroll, use the military time converter minutes chart above to turn minutes into decimal hours.

Is this military time converter free and available as an app?

Yes. This is a free, browser-based military time converter app and calculator that works on desktop and mobile with no sign-up. Add it to your home screen for instant regular time to military time conversions offline.

What is 30 minutes in military time?

Minutes are identical in military time, so 30 minutes is written as :30 — for example 8:30 AM is 0830 and 8:30 PM is 2030. If you are filling out a timesheet, 30 minutes converts to 0.5 in decimal hours (see the minutes chart above).

What is 14:00 in 12-hour time?

14:00 in military time is 2:00 PM in 12-hour time, since 14 − 12 = 2. It is spoken as "fourteen hundred hours".