0545 military time is 5:45 AM
0545 in military time is 5:45 AM, in the morning. It is said “zero five forty-five”.
- Say it
- “zero five forty-five”, informally “oh five forty-five” (common usage; no manual spells out 0000 to 0059)
- 24-hour clock
- 05:45
How to convert 0545 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 (45) and add AM: 5:45 AM.
And the other way: 5:45 AM in military time is 0545: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.
How to say 0545
Say “zero five forty-five”. You may also hear “oh five forty-five”; the manuals say “zero”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero five forty-five hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out. How military time is said and written.
- Military time
- 0545
- Standard time
- 5:45 AM
- 24-hour clock
- 05:45
- Part of the day
- Morning
0545 with a time zone
On its own, 0545 is a local time: 0545 in New York is 5:45 AM in New York. Written with a Z, as 0545Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:
| 0545Z in | Daylight time (March to November) | Standard time (November to March) |
|---|---|---|
| EasternNew York | 0145 1:45 AMUTC−4 · Q | 0045 12:45 AMUTC−5 · R |
| CentralChicago | 0045 12:45 AMUTC−5 · R | 2345 11:45 PM, the day beforeUTC−6 · S |
| MountainDenver | 2345 11:45 PM, the day beforeUTC−6 · S | 2245 10:45 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T |
| PacificLos Angeles | 2245 10:45 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T | 2145 9:45 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 0545
Every quarter of this hour: 0500 · 0515 · 0530 · 0545
Questions people ask
What is 0545 in military time?
0545 in military time is 5:45 AM, in the morning.
How do you say 0545 in military time?
Say “zero five forty-five”. You may also hear “oh five forty-five”; the manuals say “zero”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero five forty-five hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out.
What is 5:45 AM in military time?
5:45 AM in military time is 0545: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.
What is 0545Z in Eastern time?
0545Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 0145 (1:45 AM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 0045 (12:45 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.
All the hours and minutes of the day are in the military time chart.