How to Convert Military Time to 12-Hour Regular Time?
The following rules are applied for the conversion:
- 0000 to 1159 → Add 'AM' and keep the same number.
- 1200 to 1259 → Add 'PM' and keep the same number.
- 1300 to 2359 → Subtract 12 from the hour and add 'PM'.
Examples:
- 1700 → 5:00 PM
- 1532 → 3:32 PM
- 0345 → 3:45 AM
How to Convert 12-Hour to 24-Hour Military Time?
AM (Midnight to Noon)
- 12:00 AM → 0000 hours
- 03:00 AM → 0300 hours
- 10:23 AM → 1023 hours
PM (Noon to Midnight)
- 12:00 PM → 1200 hours
- 05:00 PM → 1700 hours
- 10:23 PM → 2223 hours
Conversion Rules
- For AM (except 12:00 AM), keep the hours the same but remove the colon.
- For PM (except 12:00 PM), add 12 to the hour. Example: 06:00 PM → 1800.
- 12:00 AM (midnight) becomes 0000 (not 2400).