24-Hour to 12-Hour Time Converter

Convert 24-hour time to AM/PM

Enter a 24-hour time like 14:30 (seconds optional). Tap Calculate for the AM/PM time.

24-hour time
Enter a 24-hour time and tap Calculate.
Time conversion calculators
Military Time Time → Decimal Decimal Hours → HH:MM:SS Minutes → HH:MM:SS Seconds → HH:MM:SS Time → Hours Time → Minutes Time → Seconds Any unit ↔ any unit

24-hour → 12-hour — quick FAQ

What formats can I enter?

Use HH:MM or HH:MM:SS. Shorthand like 930 becomes 09:30. We reject invalid ranges (e.g., 25:00 or 12:75).

How are midnight and noon handled?

00:00 = 12:00 AM and 12:00 = 12:00 PM. We do not accept 24:00; use 00:00 instead.

Will seconds be preserved?

Yes. If you enter seconds, we show them: 14:30:45 → 2:30:45 PM. Without seconds, we show minutes only.

Translate 24-hour times to a clean AM/PM clock

What this page does

Enter a 24-hour time such as 07:05, 14:30, or 21:15:30 and get the matching 12-hour clock with AM/PM — for example, 7:05 AM, 2:30 PM, or 9:15:30 PM. The design focuses on one job: a single input and a single equality line you can copy straight into emails, runbooks, or tickets.

How the conversion works

A 24-hour time is split into hours, minutes, and optional seconds. Hours run from 00–23 and minutes/seconds from 00–59. To display AM/PM, we keep minutes and seconds and convert the hour: values 0–11 are AM (with 0 shown as 12), and values 12–23 are PM (with 12 kept as 12). So 00:00 → 12:00 AM, 12:00 → 12:00 PM, and 23:10 → 11:10 PM.

Why convert to AM/PM?
  • Mixed audiences: Engineers may write schedules in 24-hour time, while stakeholders prefer AM/PM.
  • Docs & reports: AM/PM reads faster for many teams and avoids misreads around 12:00.
  • Content planning: Editorial calendars often use 12-hour times in briefs, even when upstream systems log 24-hour timestamps.
Examples you can check
  • 00:30 → 12:30 AM
  • 08:05 → 8:05 AM
  • 12:45 → 12:45 PM
  • 17:00 → 5:00 PM
  • 21:15:30 → 9:15:30 PM
Adjacent tools

If you’re working with the HHMM format (no colon), open the Military Time Converter. To total a clock string into a single number, try Time → Decimal, Time → Minutes, or Time → Seconds. To go from totals back to a clock, use Seconds → HH:MM:SS or Minutes → HH:MM:SS. For any unit-to-unit conversion — weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and down to milliseconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds — use the all-in-one Time Unit Conversions page.

Input tips
  • We accept HH:MM and HH:MM:SS. Shorthand like 930 becomes 09:30.
  • 24:00 isn’t supported; use 00:00 for midnight.
  • All calculation runs locally in your browser; no data leaves your device.
From days to dates

If you’re converting durations instead of times, jump to the totals tools mentioned above. Working from day counts? See Days → Minutes or Days → Seconds. To place a duration on the calendar, check what date is 365 days from today.