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Military Time Converter

0630 military time is 6:30 AM

0630 in military time is 6:30 AM, in the morning. It is said “zero six thirty”.

Military time like 1730 or 0930, or standard time like 5:30 pm.

Military time
0630
Standard time
6:30 AM
In the morning
Say it
“zero six thirty”, informally “oh six thirty”
24-hour clock
06:30

How to convert 0630 to standard time

  1. The hour is 06, which is less than 12, so the time is AM (before noon).
  2. Drop the leading zero (06 becomes 6), keep the minutes (30) and add AM: 6:30 AM.

And the other way: 6:30 AM in military time is 0630: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.

How to say 0630

Say “zero six thirty”. You may also hear “oh six thirty”; the manuals say “zero”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero six thirty hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out. How military time is said and written.

Military time
0630
Standard time
6:30 AM
24-hour clock
06:30
Part of the day
Morning

0630 with a time zone

On its own, 0630 is a local time: 0630 in New York is 6:30 AM in New York. Written with a Z, as 0630Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:

0630Z in US time zones, in daylight time and in standard time
0630Z inDaylight time (March to November)Standard time (November to March)
EasternNew York0230 2:30 AMUTC−4 · Q0130 1:30 AMUTC−5 · R
CentralChicago0130 1:30 AMUTC−5 · R0030 12:30 AMUTC−6 · S
MountainDenver0030 12:30 AMUTC−6 · S2330 11:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T
PacificLos Angeles2330 11:30 PM, the day beforeUTC−7 · T2230 10:30 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 0630

Every quarter of this hour: 0600 · 0615 · 0630 · 0645

Questions people ask

What is 0630 in military time?

0630 in military time is 6:30 AM, in the morning.

How do you say 0630 in military time?

Say “zero six thirty”. You may also hear “oh six thirty”; the manuals say “zero”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “zero six thirty hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out.

What is 6:30 AM in military time?

6:30 AM in military time is 0630: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.

What is 0630Z in Eastern time?

0630Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 0230 (2:30 AM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 0130 (1:30 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.

All the hours and minutes of the day are in the military time chart.