0030 military time is 12:30 AM
0030 in military time is 12:30 AM, at night. It is said “zero zero thirty”.
- Say it
- “zero zero thirty”, informally “” (common usage; no manual spells out 0000 to 0059)
- 24-hour clock
- 00:30
How to convert 0030 to standard time
- The hour is 00: the hour that starts at midnight.
- On a 12-hour clock that hour is written 12, with AM: 12:30 AM.
And the other way: 12:30 AM in military time is 0030: for the hour from 12 AM to 1 AM, write 00 for the hour.
How to say 0030
Say “zero zero thirty”. That is common usage: no manual we found spells out 0000 to 0059 in words, and on the radio they are read digit by digit (the FAA gives 0000 as “zero zero zero zero”). Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero zero thirty hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out. How military time is said and written.
- Military time
- 0030
- Standard time
- 12:30 AM
- 24-hour clock
- 00:30
- Part of the day
- Night
0030 with a time zone
On its own, 0030 is a local time: 0030 in New York is 12:30 AM in New York. Written with a Z, as 0030Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:
| 0030Z in | Daylight time (March to November) | Standard time (November to March) |
|---|---|---|
| EasternNew York | 2030 8:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−4 · Q | 1930 7:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−5 · R |
| CentralChicago | 1930 7:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−5 · R | 1830 6:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−6 · S |
| MountainDenver | 1830 6:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−6 · S | 1730 5:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T |
| PacificLos Angeles | 1730 5:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T | 1630 4:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−8 · U |
“The day before” and “the next day” count from the Zulu date. US daylight time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November (NIST). Any Zulu time: Zulu time now.
Times around 0030
Every quarter of this hour: 0000 · 0015 · 0030 · 0045
Questions people ask
What is 0030 in military time?
0030 in military time is 12:30 AM, at night.
How do you say 0030 in military time?
Say “zero zero thirty”. That is common usage: no manual we found spells out 0000 to 0059 in words, and on the radio they are read digit by digit (the FAA gives 0000 as “zero zero zero zero”). Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero zero thirty hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out.
What is 12:30 AM in military time?
12:30 AM in military time is 0030: for the hour from 12 AM to 1 AM, write 00 for the hour.
What is 0030Z in Eastern time?
0030Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 2030 (8:30 PM) the day before in Eastern Daylight Time and 1930 (7:30 PM) the day before in Eastern Standard Time.
All the hours and minutes of the day are in the military time chart.