0500 military time is 5:00 AM
0500 in military time is 5:00 AM, in the morning. It is said “zero five hundred”.
- Say it
- “zero five hundred”, informally “oh five hundred” (common usage; no manual spells out 0000 to 0059)
- 24-hour clock
- 05:00
How to convert 0500 to standard time
- The hour is 05, which is less than 12, so the time is AM (before noon).
- Drop the leading zero (05 becomes 5), keep the minutes (00) and add AM: 5:00 AM.
And the other way: 5:00 AM in military time is 0500: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.
How to say 0500
Say “zero five hundred”. You may also hear “oh five hundred”; the manuals say “zero”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero five hundred hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out. How military time is said and written.
- Military time
- 0500
- Standard time
- 5:00 AM
- 24-hour clock
- 05:00
- Part of the day
- Morning
0500 with a time zone
On its own, 0500 is a local time: 0500 in New York is 5:00 AM in New York. Written with a Z, as 0500Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:
| 0500Z in | Daylight time (March to November) | Standard time (November to March) |
|---|---|---|
| EasternNew York | 0100 1:00 AMUTC−4 · Q | 0000 12:00 AMUTC−5 · R |
| CentralChicago | 0000 12:00 AMUTC−5 · R | 2300 11:00 PM, the day beforeUTC−6 · S |
| MountainDenver | 2300 11:00 PM, the day beforeUTC−6 · S | 2200 10:00 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T |
| PacificLos Angeles | 2200 10:00 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T | 2100 9:00 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 0500
Every quarter of this hour: 0500 · 0515 · 0530 · 0545
Questions people ask
What is 0500 in military time?
0500 in military time is 5:00 AM, in the morning.
How do you say 0500 in military time?
Say “zero five hundred”. You may also hear “oh five hundred”; the manuals say “zero”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero five hundred hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out.
What is 5:00 AM in military time?
5:00 AM in military time is 0500: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.
What is 0500Z in Eastern time?
0500Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 0100 (1:00 AM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 0000 (12:00 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.
All the hours and minutes of the day are in the military time chart.