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Military Time Converter

0800 military time is 8:00 AM

0800 in military time is 8:00 AM, in the morning. It is said “zero eight hundred”.

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

Military time
0800
Standard time
8:00 AM
In the morning
Say it
“zero eight hundred”, informally “oh eight hundred”
24-hour clock
08:00

How to convert 0800 to standard time

  1. The hour is 08, which is less than 12, so the time is AM (before noon).
  2. Drop the leading zero (08 becomes 8), keep the minutes (00) and add AM: 8:00 AM.

And the other way: 8:00 AM in military time is 0800: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.

How to say 0800

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

Military time
0800
Standard time
8:00 AM
24-hour clock
08:00
Part of the day
Morning

0800 with a time zone

On its own, 0800 is a local time: 0800 in New York is 8:00 AM in New York. Written with a Z, as 0800Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:

0800Z in US time zones, in daylight time and in standard time
0800Z inDaylight time (March to November)Standard time (November to March)
EasternNew York0400 4:00 AMUTC−4 · Q0300 3:00 AMUTC−5 · R
CentralChicago0300 3:00 AMUTC−5 · R0200 2:00 AMUTC−6 · S
MountainDenver0200 2:00 AMUTC−6 · S0100 1:00 AMUTC−7 · T
PacificLos Angeles0100 1:00 AMUTC−7 · T0000 12:00 AMUTC−8 · U

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 0800

Every quarter of this hour: 0800 · 0815 · 0830 · 0845

Questions people ask

What is 0800 in military time?

0800 in military time is 8:00 AM, in the morning.

How do you say 0800 in military time?

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

What is 8:00 AM in military time?

8:00 AM in military time is 0800: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.

What is 0800Z in Eastern time?

0800Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 0400 (4:00 AM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 0300 (3:00 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.

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