🕒 Military Time Converter (24-Hour Clock)

Convert AM/PM time to military time and back.

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Formula at a glance

Military Time Calculator: PM to military — hour + 12, then minutes. Example: 2:30 pm → Military time: 1430 hours
How the Military Time Calculator works: PM to military — hour + 12, then minutes

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📘 About the Military Time Converter

Military time uses the 24-hour clock written as four digits without a colon. Midnight is 0000, 1 AM is 0100, noon is 1200 and 11:59 PM is 2359.

For PM times add 12 to the hour (3:45 PM → 1545); to convert back, subtract 12 from hours above 12.

🧮 Formula

PM to military
hour + 12, then minutes
Military to PM
hour − 12

✏️ Worked examples

2:30 pm

You enter
Time2:30 pm
You get
Military time1430 hours
12-hour time2:30 PM
24-hour clock14:30
Say it1430 hours

1430 hours.

1845

You enter
Time1845
You get
Military time1845 hours
12-hour time6:45 PM
24-hour clock18:45
Say it1845 hours

6:45 PM.

🧭 How to use this calculator

What you enter

  • Time

What you get

  • Military time
  • 12-hour time
  • 24-hour clock
  • Say it

❓ Frequently asked questions

What is 3 PM in military time?

1500.

What is 0000 in military time?

Midnight (12:00 AM).

How do you say 1430 in military time?

"Fourteen thirty" or "fourteen thirty hours".

Is 2400 valid?

Sometimes used for the end of a day, but 0000 is standard for midnight.