Military Time Converter

Convert military time to AM/PM

Enter a four-digit time between 0000 and 2359 (colon optional). Tap Calculate for the AM/PM time.

Military time
Enter a military time and tap Calculate.
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Military time → AM/PM — quick FAQ

What counts as “military time” here?

A four-digit 24-hour time without a colon (HHMM) or with a colon (HH:MM), from 0000 through 2359.

How is midnight shown?

0000 = 12:00 AM. Noon is 1200 = 12:00 PM. We don’t use 2400; enter 0000 instead.

Can I paste 3 digits like 930?

Yes — 930 is treated as 09:30 → 9:30 AM. Minutes must be 00–59.

Translate military time (24-hour) to standard AM/PM

What this page does

Type a 24-hour military time like 1700 or 08:45 and you’ll get the matching 12-hour clock with AM/PM — for example, 5:00 PM or 8:45 AM. The design keeps one job in focus: a single input and a single equality line you can copy into emails, tickets, or notes.

How the conversion works

Military time runs from 0000 through 2359. The first two digits are hours (00–23), the last two are minutes (00–59). We parse either HHMM or HH:MM, normalize 3-digit cases like 930 → 09:30, and reject invalid minutes. To display AM/PM: hours 0–11 are AM (with 0 shown as 12), and hours 12–23 are PM (with 12 kept as 12). So 0000 → 12:00 AM, 1200 → 12:00 PM, 1705 → 5:05 PM, 2310 → 11:10 PM.

Why convert?
  • Operations & logistics: Shift handovers or maintenance windows often arrive in 24-hour format; converting removes ambiguity for mixed-audience docs.
  • Support & incident notes: Many status pages timestamp in UTC 24-hour time; AM/PM reads faster for internal briefings.
  • Content planning: Schedules for broadcasts, posts, or streams sometimes use 24-hour grids; converting helps contributors in AM/PM locales.
Examples you can check
  • 0000 → 12:00 AM
  • 0030 → 12:30 AM
  • 0900 → 9:00 AM
  • 1200 → 12:00 PM
  • 1700 → 5:00 PM
  • 2315 → 11:15 PM
Related tools for adjacent tasks

If you want the non-military 24-hour format, open 24-Hour → 12-Hour Time Converter. To turn a full clock string into a single total, try Time → Decimal, Time → Minutes, or Time → Seconds. If you need to format totals back to HH:MM:SS, see Seconds → HH:MM:SS or Minutes → HH:MM:SS. For any unit-to-unit conversion — from weeks down to microseconds — use the all-in-one Time Unit Conversions page.

Input tips
  • Three digits like 930 are read as 09:30. One or two digits aren’t enough for a valid time.
  • Colons are optional: 17:45 and 1745 are equivalent.
  • 2400 isn’t used here; use 0000 for midnight.
Clean, private math

Everything runs locally in your browser. No data leaves your device, and the result never depends on time zones or daylight-saving rules because we’re converting fixed units — hours and minutes within a single day.

From day counts to calendar placement

Working with durations instead of times? Jump to Time → Decimal and friends for totals, or convert days directly with Days → Minutes and Days → Seconds. Planning by date? Use what date is 365 days from today to place windows on the calendar.