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Military Time Converter

1600 military time is 4:00 PM

1600 in military time is 4:00 PM, in the afternoon. It is said “sixteen hundred”.

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

Military time
1600
Standard time
4:00 PM
In the afternoon
Say it
“sixteen hundred”
24-hour clock
16:00

How to convert 1600 to standard time

  1. The hour is 16, which is more than 12, so it is after noon (PM).
  2. Subtract 12 from the hour: 16 − 12 = 4. Keep the minutes (00) and add PM: 4:00 PM.

And the other way: 4:00 PM in military time is 1600: add 12 to the hour (4 + 12 = 16) and leave out the colon and PM.

How to say 1600

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

Military time
1600
Standard time
4:00 PM
24-hour clock
16:00
Part of the day
Afternoon

1600 with a time zone

On its own, 1600 is a local time: 1600 in New York is 4:00 PM in New York. Written with a Z, as 1600Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:

1600Z in US time zones, in daylight time and in standard time
1600Z inDaylight time (March to November)Standard time (November to March)
EasternNew York1200 12:00 PMUTC−4 · Q1100 11:00 AMUTC−5 · R
CentralChicago1100 11:00 AMUTC−5 · R1000 10:00 AMUTC−6 · S
MountainDenver1000 10:00 AMUTC−6 · S0900 9:00 AMUTC−7 · T
PacificLos Angeles0900 9:00 AMUTC−7 · T0800 8:00 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 1600

Every quarter of this hour: 1600 · 1615 · 1630 · 1645

Questions people ask

What is 1600 in military time?

1600 in military time is 4:00 PM, in the afternoon.

How do you say 1600 in military time?

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

What is 4:00 PM in military time?

4:00 PM in military time is 1600: add 12 to the hour (4 + 12 = 16) and leave out the colon and PM.

What is 1600Z in Eastern time?

1600Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 1200 (12:00 PM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 1100 (11:00 AM) in Eastern Standard Time.

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