1500 in military time is 3:00 PM: for any hour after 12, subtract 12 (15 − 12 = 3). Hours before noon read the same, with a leading zero.
| Military time | 24-hour clock | 12-hour clock |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 00:00 | 12:00 AM (midnight) |
| 0100 | 01:00 | 1:00 AM |
| 0200 | 02:00 | 2:00 AM |
| 0300 | 03:00 | 3:00 AM |
| 0400 | 04:00 | 4:00 AM |
| 0500 | 05:00 | 5:00 AM |
| 0600 | 06:00 | 6:00 AM |
| 0700 | 07:00 | 7:00 AM |
| 0800 | 08:00 | 8:00 AM |
| 0900 | 09:00 | 9:00 AM |
| 1000 | 10:00 | 10:00 AM |
| 1100 | 11:00 | 11:00 AM |
| 1200 | 12:00 | 12:00 PM (noon) |
| 1300 | 13:00 | 1:00 PM |
| 1400 | 14:00 | 2:00 PM |
| 1500 | 15:00 | 3:00 PM |
| 1600 | 16:00 | 4:00 PM |
| 1700 | 17:00 | 5:00 PM |
| 1800 | 18:00 | 6:00 PM |
| 1900 | 19:00 | 7:00 PM |
| 2000 | 20:00 | 8:00 PM |
| 2100 | 21:00 | 9:00 PM |
| 2200 | 22:00 | 10:00 PM |
| 2300 | 23:00 | 11:00 PM |
How it is computed
Military time writes the hour and minutes as four digits with no colon, from 0000 (midnight) to 2359. From 1300 on, subtract 12 to get the PM hour; 0000 is 12 AM and 1200 is 12 PM. Minutes do not change: 1545 is 3:45 PM.
FAQ
Is midnight 0000 or 2400?+
Midnight is written 0000 at the start of a day. Some schedules write 2400 for the end of a day, but 0000 is the standard.
How do you say military time?+
Read the four digits as two pairs: 1500 is “fifteen hundred” and 0730 is “zero seven thirty”.