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Military Time Converter

1700 military time is 5:00 PM

1700 in military time is 5:00 PM, in the evening. It is said “seventeen hundred”.

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

Military time
1700
Standard time
5:00 PM
In the evening
Say it
“seventeen hundred”
24-hour clock
17:00

How to convert 1700 to standard time

  1. The hour is 17, which is more than 12, so it is after noon (PM).
  2. Subtract 12 from the hour: 17 − 12 = 5. Keep the minutes (00) and add PM: 5:00 PM.

And the other way: 5:00 PM in military time is 1700: add 12 to the hour (5 + 12 = 17) and leave out the colon and PM.

How to say 1700

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

Military time
1700
Standard time
5:00 PM
24-hour clock
17:00
Part of the day
Evening

1700 with a time zone

On its own, 1700 is a local time: 1700 in New York is 5:00 PM in New York. Written with a Z, as 1700Z, it is Zulu time (UTC), which in US time zones is:

1700Z in US time zones, in daylight time and in standard time
1700Z inDaylight time (March to November)Standard time (November to March)
EasternNew York1300 1:00 PMUTC−4 · Q1200 12:00 PMUTC−5 · R
CentralChicago1200 12:00 PMUTC−5 · R1100 11:00 AMUTC−6 · S
MountainDenver1100 11:00 AMUTC−6 · S1000 10:00 AMUTC−7 · T
PacificLos Angeles1000 10:00 AMUTC−7 · T0900 9:00 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 1700

Every quarter of this hour: 1700 · 1715 · 1730 · 1745

Questions people ask

What is 1700 in military time?

1700 in military time is 5:00 PM, in the evening.

How do you say 1700 in military time?

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

What is 5:00 PM in military time?

5:00 PM in military time is 1700: add 12 to the hour (5 + 12 = 17) and leave out the colon and PM.

What is 1700Z in Eastern time?

1700Z (Zulu, which is UTC) is 1300 (1:00 PM) in Eastern Daylight Time and 1200 (12:00 PM) in Eastern Standard Time.

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