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Military Time Converter

0815 military time is 8:15 AM

0815 in military time is 8:15 AM, in the morning. It is said “zero eight fifteen”.

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

Military time
0815
Standard time
8:15 AM
In the morning
Say it
“zero eight fifteen”, informally “oh eight fifteen”
24-hour clock
08:15

How to convert 0815 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 (15) and add AM: 8:15 AM.

And the other way: 8:15 AM in military time is 0815: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.

How to say 0815

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

Military time
0815
Standard time
8:15 AM
24-hour clock
08:15
Part of the day
Morning

0815 with a time zone

On its own, 0815 is a local time: 0815 in New York is 8:15 AM in New York. Written with a Z, as 0815Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:

0815Z in US time zones, in daylight time and in standard time
0815Z inDaylight time (March to November)Standard time (November to March)
EasternNew York0415 4:15 AMUTC−4 · Q0315 3:15 AMUTC−5 · R
CentralChicago0315 3:15 AMUTC−5 · R0215 2:15 AMUTC−6 · S
MountainDenver0215 2:15 AMUTC−6 · S0115 1:15 AMUTC−7 · T
PacificLos Angeles0115 1:15 AMUTC−7 · T0015 12:15 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 0815

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

Questions people ask

What is 0815 in military time?

0815 in military time is 8:15 AM, in the morning.

How do you say 0815 in military time?

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

What is 8:15 AM in military time?

8:15 AM in military time is 0815: write the hour with two digits (a leading zero) and leave out the colon and AM.

What is 0815Z in Eastern time?

0815Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 0415 (4:15 AM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 0315 (3:15 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.

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