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Military time1445Said as: “fourteen forty-five”
Standard (12-hour) time
2:45 PM
24 h
14:45

Rules used: 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3,600 seconds; decimal hours = minutes ÷ 60 · Updated Oct 21, 2026

Type a standard time (2:45 PM) or a military time (1445) and get the other, plus how it is said.

How to use the Military Time Converter

  1. Type a time in either format.
  2. Read the military time, the 12-hour time and the spoken form.
  3. For a printable table, open the military time chart.

How to convert military time to standard time

  • From 0000 to 1159: it is AM; put a colon in and drop a leading zero (0930 = 9:30 AM). 0000–0059 is the 12 o'clock hour: 0015 = 12:15 AM.
  • From 1200 to 1259: it is PM (1230 = 12:30 PM).
  • From 1300 to 2359: subtract 12 from the hours and add PM (1730 = 5:30 PM).

How to say military time

Read the first two and last two digits as numbers: 1430 is "fourteen thirty", 0600 is "zero six hundred", 2100 is "twenty-one hundred".

Frequently asked questions

What is 1800 in military time?

6:00 PM.

Is midnight 0000 or 2400?

Both are used: 0000 starts a new day, 2400 ends the day. Most schedules use 0000.

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