Military time runs from 0000 (midnight) to 2359 (11:59 PM). The full 24-hour chart below gives every hour with its AM/PM equivalent and how to say it aloud, plus a minutes-to-decimal table for payroll. Print it or download the PDF free.
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Every hour of the 24-hour clock with its 12-hour equivalent and how it is said aloud.
| Military | 24-hour | 12-hour | Spoken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 00:00 | 12:00 AM | zero hundred |
| 0100 | 01:00 | 1:00 AM | zero one hundred |
| 0200 | 02:00 | 2:00 AM | zero two hundred |
| 0300 | 03:00 | 3:00 AM | zero three hundred |
| 0400 | 04:00 | 4:00 AM | zero four hundred |
| 0500 | 05:00 | 5:00 AM | zero five hundred |
| 0600 | 06:00 | 6:00 AM | zero six hundred |
| 0700 | 07:00 | 7:00 AM | zero seven hundred |
| 0800 | 08:00 | 8:00 AM | zero eight hundred |
| 0900 | 09:00 | 9:00 AM | zero nine hundred |
| 1000 | 10:00 | 10:00 AM | ten hundred |
| 1100 | 11:00 | 11:00 AM | eleven hundred |
| Military | 24-hour | 12-hour | Spoken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 12:00 | 12:00 PM | twelve hundred |
| 1300 | 13:00 | 1:00 PM | thirteen hundred |
| 1400 | 14:00 | 2:00 PM | fourteen hundred |
| 1500 | 15:00 | 3:00 PM | fifteen hundred |
| 1600 | 16:00 | 4:00 PM | sixteen hundred |
| 1700 | 17:00 | 5:00 PM | seventeen hundred |
| 1800 | 18:00 | 6:00 PM | eighteen hundred |
| 1900 | 19:00 | 7:00 PM | nineteen hundred |
| 2000 | 20:00 | 8:00 PM | twenty hundred |
| 2100 | 21:00 | 9:00 PM | twenty-one hundred |
| 2200 | 22:00 | 10:00 PM | twenty-two hundred |
| 2300 | 23:00 | 11:00 PM | twenty-three hundred |
Minutes past the hour as decimal hours — the format payroll systems expect. 15 minutes is 0.25 hours, 30 is 0.50, 45 is 0.75.
| Min | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0.00 |
| 1 | 0.02 |
| 2 | 0.03 |
| 3 | 0.05 |
| 4 | 0.07 |
| 5 | 0.08 |
| 6 | 0.10 |
| 7 | 0.12 |
| 8 | 0.13 |
| 9 | 0.15 |
| 10 | 0.17 |
| 11 | 0.18 |
| 12 | 0.20 |
| 13 | 0.22 |
| 14 | 0.23 |
| Min | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 15 | 0.25 |
| 16 | 0.27 |
| 17 | 0.28 |
| 18 | 0.30 |
| 19 | 0.32 |
| 20 | 0.33 |
| 21 | 0.35 |
| 22 | 0.37 |
| 23 | 0.38 |
| 24 | 0.40 |
| 25 | 0.42 |
| 26 | 0.43 |
| 27 | 0.45 |
| 28 | 0.47 |
| 29 | 0.48 |
| Min | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 30 | 0.50 |
| 31 | 0.52 |
| 32 | 0.53 |
| 33 | 0.55 |
| 34 | 0.57 |
| 35 | 0.58 |
| 36 | 0.60 |
| 37 | 0.62 |
| 38 | 0.63 |
| 39 | 0.65 |
| 40 | 0.67 |
| 41 | 0.68 |
| 42 | 0.70 |
| 43 | 0.72 |
| 44 | 0.73 |
| Min | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 45 | 0.75 |
| 46 | 0.77 |
| 47 | 0.78 |
| 48 | 0.80 |
| 49 | 0.82 |
| 50 | 0.83 |
| 51 | 0.85 |
| 52 | 0.87 |
| 53 | 0.88 |
| 54 | 0.90 |
| 55 | 0.92 |
| 56 | 0.93 |
| 57 | 0.95 |
| 58 | 0.97 |
| 59 | 0.98 |
The 12-hour clock splits the day in two and reuses every number, which is why it needs AM and PM to stay unambiguous. The 24-hour clock — what the chart above lists — simply keeps counting, so each hour of the day has exactly one name. The morning hours are identical in both systems: 0900 is 9:00 AM. From 1300 onward, subtract 12 to read it as PM.
Beyond the military, the 24-hour clock is standard in healthcare, aviation, public transport, emergency services, and most of the world outside the US. Anywhere a misread hour has real consequences — a medication time, a departure, a shift handover — the format earns its place.
Payroll runs on decimal hours, not hours and minutes. A shift of 8 hours and 30 minutes is 8.50 hours, not 8.30 — a distinction that quietly costs money when it is got wrong. Divide minutes by 60 to convert: 15 minutes is 0.25 hours, 20 is 0.33, 45 is 0.75. The minutes chart above lists all 60.
Paper timesheets tend to mix formats — a 24-hour clock-in against an AM/PM clock-out — and every conversion is a chance to introduce an error. BizyClock records each shift as it happens and shows it in whichever format you need, so the chart becomes a reference rather than a step in your payroll process.
Need to convert one specific time instead of scanning the chart? Use the military time converter — type 1500 and get 3:00 PM instantly.
A military time chart is a conversion table that lists each hour of the 24-hour clock next to its 12-hour AM/PM equivalent, so you can read off an answer without doing the math. It runs from 0000 (midnight) through 2300 (11:00 PM), with the final minute of the day being 2359.
Find the military time in the left column and read across to the 12-hour column. Hours 0000–1159 match the AM times directly (0930 = 9:30 AM), 1200 is noon, and 1300–2300 are the PM hours after subtracting 12 (1800 = 6:00 PM).
Yes — this chart is free to print or download as a PDF, with no email required. Use the Print or Download PDF buttons above the table. The PDF fits the full 24-hour chart and the minutes-to-decimal table onto a single page for pinning up at a desk or job site.
30 minutes is 0.50 decimal hours. To convert any minutes to decimal hours, divide by 60: 15 minutes is 0.25, 20 minutes is 0.33, and 45 minutes is 0.75. Payroll systems generally expect decimal hours rather than hours and minutes, which is why 8 hours 30 minutes is entered as 8.50.
Military time is written as four digits with no colon and no AM/PM — 1500 rather than 15:00 — so it cannot be misread or transcribed ambiguously over radio or on paper. The 24-hour clock used in most of the world is the same system written with a colon.
2400 marks the end of a day rather than a time within it, so a clock never shows it. Midnight is written 0000 at the start of a day; the last minute of a day is 2359. Some schedules write 2400 to mean "midnight at the end of this day", which is the same instant as 0000 the next day.
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