Military Time Chart

Writing it as four plain digits (1430, not 14:30) is faster to write and read at a glance, and avoids any ambiguity in written or radio communication.

Both cover the same 0000-2359 range, but civilian 24-hour time keeps the colon (14:30) while military time drops it (1430) and is typically read aloud digit by digit.

Common examples: 0000 = "zero hundred hours" (midnight), 0700 = "zero seven hundred", 0915 = "zero nine fifteen", 1200 = "twelve hundred" (noon), 1430 = "fourteen thirty", 2359 = "twenty-three fifty-nine". A time like 1000 is read as "ten hundred", never "one thousand".

0000 marks the start of a new day (standard usage). 2400 is sometimes used to mark the very end of the day just finishing, but 0000 is the correct start-of-day convention.

Seconds are simply appended after the minutes: 143052 means 14 hours, 30 minutes, 52 seconds (2:30:52 PM in regular time).

Yes — military time always uses four digits, with leading zeros for times before 1000. Write 0800, not 800.

For any time above 1259, subtract 1200 and add "PM": 1325 - 1200 = 1:25 PM, and 1900 - 1200 = 7:00 PM. Our Military Time Converter does this automatically.

The underlying 24-hour system is the international standard used by most countries in everyday civilian life. The specific "military time" naming and no-colon convention is most associated with US military, aviation, and emergency-services usage.