Military Time Converter
Convert military / 24-hour time to standard AM/PM time and back again.
Military → standard time
Standard → military time
Military time chart: all 24 hours
How to convert military time
For times from 1300 through 2359, subtract 12 from the hour and use PM. 1700 becomes 5:00 PM. Midnight is 0000 and noon is 1200.
How to read military time
Read the first two digits as the hour and the last two as the minutes. Military time usually leaves out the colon: 2021 is 20:21, or 8:21 PM. The minutes stay the same when converting to AM/PM.
- For hours 01 through 11, keep the hour and use AM.
- Hour 12 is PM. For hours 13 through 23, subtract 12 and use PM.
- Hour 00 is 12 AM. Keep any minutes after midnight.
What is 2200 in military time?
2200 means 10:00 PM. Subtract 12 from 22 to get 10; the minutes are 00. In the other direction, 10:00 PM becomes 2200.
What is 2021 military time?
2021 means 8:21 PM. Here 20 is the hour and 21 is the number of minutes past it, not a decimal fraction.
Is 1200 noon or midnight?
1200 is noon (12:00 PM); 0000 is midnight (12:00 AM). For example, 0030 is 12:30 AM and 1230 is 12:30 PM. This converter accepts 0000 through 2359; enter 0000 for midnight.
How do I convert AM/PM back to military time?
For 1–11 PM, add 12 to the hour. For 12 AM, use hour 00. Keep 12 PM as hour 12. Examples: 9:30 AM → 0930; 5:45 PM → 1745; 12:15 AM → 0015.
Does this change the time zone?
No. This changes the way a clock time is written. It does not convert between time zones or account for daylight-saving changes.