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Military Time Converter

1200 military time is 12:00 PM

1200 in military time is 12:00 PM, at noon. It is said “twelve hundred”.

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

Military time
1200
Standard time
12:00 PM
At noon
Say it
“twelve hundred”
24-hour clock
12:00

How to convert 1200 to standard time

  1. The hour is 12: noon, or the hour after it.
  2. Keep the 12, keep the minutes (00) and add PM: 12:00 PM.

And the other way: 12:00 PM in military time is 1200: from 12 PM to 1 PM the hour stays 12.

How to say 1200

Say “twelve hundred”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “twelve hundred hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out. How military time is said and written.

Military time
1200
Standard time
12:00 PM
24-hour clock
12:00
Part of the day
Noon

1200 with a time zone

On its own, 1200 is a local time: 1200 in New York is 12:00 PM in New York. Written with a Z, as 1200Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:

1200Z in US time zones, in daylight time and in standard time
1200Z inDaylight time (March to November)Standard time (November to March)
EasternNew York0800 8:00 AMUTC−4 · Q0700 7:00 AMUTC−5 · R
CentralChicago0700 7:00 AMUTC−5 · R0600 6:00 AMUTC−6 · S
MountainDenver0600 6:00 AMUTC−6 · S0500 5:00 AMUTC−7 · T
PacificLos Angeles0500 5:00 AMUTC−7 · T0400 4:00 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 1200

Every quarter of this hour: 1200 · 1215 · 1230 · 1245

Questions people ask

What is 1200 in military time?

1200 in military time is 12:00 PM, at noon.

How do you say 1200 in military time?

Say “twelve hundred”. Spoken, “hours” often follows: “twelve hundred hours”. In writing, the Army and Air Force leave “hours” out.

What is 12:00 PM in military time?

12:00 PM in military time is 1200: from 12 PM to 1 PM the hour stays 12.

What is 1200Z in Eastern time?

1200Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 0800 (8:00 AM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 0700 (7:00 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.

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