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Military Time to Decimal Hours Converter and Chart
Convert military (24-hour) time to standard time and decimal hours, and calculate hours worked from military time card punches. Includes printable military time charts and a minutes-to-decimal chart for payroll.
Updated November 5, 2026
Overnight shifts work too: 2200 to 0630 is 8.5 hours. For a full pay period use the biweekly time card calculator.
How to convert military time to decimal hours
Military time is already a 24-hour clock, so converting it to decimal hours only means turning the minutes into a fraction of an hour.
- Take the first two digits as hours. 1745 → 17 hours.
- Divide the last two digits (minutes) by 60. 45 ÷ 60 = 0.75.
- Add them: 17 + 0.75 = 17.75 decimal hours.
For hours worked, subtract the clock-in from the clock-out in decimal: 1515 (15.25) − 0645 (6.75) = 8.50 hours, minus a 30-minute break (0.50) = 8.00 hours.
Why time cards use military time
Many time clocks print punches in military time because it removes AM/PM mistakes and makes subtraction easier. A punch of 1730 can never be confused with 5:30 in the morning. Payroll then converts the punches to decimal hours so they can be multiplied by an hourly rate.
Military time chart
Every hour in military time, standard time and decimal hours.
| Military | Standard | Decimal | Military | Standard | Decimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM | 0.00 | 1200 | 12:00 PM | 12.00 |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | 1.00 | 1300 | 1:00 PM | 13.00 |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | 2.00 | 1400 | 2:00 PM | 14.00 |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | 3.00 | 1500 | 3:00 PM | 15.00 |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | 4.00 | 1600 | 4:00 PM | 16.00 |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | 5.00 | 1700 | 5:00 PM | 17.00 |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | 6.00 | 1800 | 6:00 PM | 18.00 |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | 7.00 | 1900 | 7:00 PM | 19.00 |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | 8.00 | 2000 | 8:00 PM | 20.00 |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | 9.00 | 2100 | 9:00 PM | 21.00 |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | 10.00 | 2200 | 10:00 PM | 22.00 |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | 11.00 | 2300 | 11:00 PM | 23.00 |
Military minutes to decimal chart
Add the decimal to the hour. Example: 1338 → 13 + 0.63 = 13.63 hours. Values rounded to two places.
| Minutes | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.02 |
| 2 | 0.03 |
| 3 | 0.05 |
| 4 | 0.07 |
| 5 | 0.08 |
| 6 | 0.10 |
| 7 | 0.12 |
| 8 | 0.13 |
| 9 | 0.15 |
| 10 | 0.17 |
| 11 | 0.18 |
| 12 | 0.20 |
| 13 | 0.22 |
| 14 | 0.23 |
| 15 | 0.25 |
| Minutes | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 16 | 0.27 |
| 17 | 0.28 |
| 18 | 0.30 |
| 19 | 0.32 |
| 20 | 0.33 |
| 21 | 0.35 |
| 22 | 0.37 |
| 23 | 0.38 |
| 24 | 0.40 |
| 25 | 0.42 |
| 26 | 0.43 |
| 27 | 0.45 |
| 28 | 0.47 |
| 29 | 0.48 |
| 30 | 0.50 |
| Minutes | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 31 | 0.52 |
| 32 | 0.53 |
| 33 | 0.55 |
| 34 | 0.57 |
| 35 | 0.58 |
| 36 | 0.60 |
| 37 | 0.62 |
| 38 | 0.63 |
| 39 | 0.65 |
| 40 | 0.67 |
| 41 | 0.68 |
| 42 | 0.70 |
| 43 | 0.72 |
| 44 | 0.73 |
| 45 | 0.75 |
| Minutes | Decimal |
|---|---|
| 46 | 0.77 |
| 47 | 0.78 |
| 48 | 0.80 |
| 49 | 0.82 |
| 50 | 0.83 |
| 51 | 0.85 |
| 52 | 0.87 |
| 53 | 0.88 |
| 54 | 0.90 |
| 55 | 0.92 |
| 56 | 0.93 |
| 57 | 0.95 |
| 58 | 0.97 |
| 59 | 0.98 |
| 60 | 1.00 |
Military time in 15-minute steps
Useful for quarter-hour time cards and the 7-minute rounding rule.
| Military | Standard | Decimal | Military | Standard | Decimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 12:00 AM | 0.00 | 1200 | 12:00 PM | 12.00 |
| 0015 | 12:15 AM | 0.25 | 1215 | 12:15 PM | 12.25 |
| 0030 | 12:30 AM | 0.50 | 1230 | 12:30 PM | 12.50 |
| 0045 | 12:45 AM | 0.75 | 1245 | 12:45 PM | 12.75 |
| 0100 | 1:00 AM | 1.00 | 1300 | 1:00 PM | 13.00 |
| 0115 | 1:15 AM | 1.25 | 1315 | 1:15 PM | 13.25 |
| 0130 | 1:30 AM | 1.50 | 1330 | 1:30 PM | 13.50 |
| 0145 | 1:45 AM | 1.75 | 1345 | 1:45 PM | 13.75 |
| 0200 | 2:00 AM | 2.00 | 1400 | 2:00 PM | 14.00 |
| 0215 | 2:15 AM | 2.25 | 1415 | 2:15 PM | 14.25 |
| 0230 | 2:30 AM | 2.50 | 1430 | 2:30 PM | 14.50 |
| 0245 | 2:45 AM | 2.75 | 1445 | 2:45 PM | 14.75 |
| 0300 | 3:00 AM | 3.00 | 1500 | 3:00 PM | 15.00 |
| 0315 | 3:15 AM | 3.25 | 1515 | 3:15 PM | 15.25 |
| 0330 | 3:30 AM | 3.50 | 1530 | 3:30 PM | 15.50 |
| 0345 | 3:45 AM | 3.75 | 1545 | 3:45 PM | 15.75 |
| 0400 | 4:00 AM | 4.00 | 1600 | 4:00 PM | 16.00 |
| 0415 | 4:15 AM | 4.25 | 1615 | 4:15 PM | 16.25 |
| 0430 | 4:30 AM | 4.50 | 1630 | 4:30 PM | 16.50 |
| 0445 | 4:45 AM | 4.75 | 1645 | 4:45 PM | 16.75 |
| 0500 | 5:00 AM | 5.00 | 1700 | 5:00 PM | 17.00 |
| 0515 | 5:15 AM | 5.25 | 1715 | 5:15 PM | 17.25 |
| 0530 | 5:30 AM | 5.50 | 1730 | 5:30 PM | 17.50 |
| 0545 | 5:45 AM | 5.75 | 1745 | 5:45 PM | 17.75 |
| 0600 | 6:00 AM | 6.00 | 1800 | 6:00 PM | 18.00 |
| 0615 | 6:15 AM | 6.25 | 1815 | 6:15 PM | 18.25 |
| 0630 | 6:30 AM | 6.50 | 1830 | 6:30 PM | 18.50 |
| 0645 | 6:45 AM | 6.75 | 1845 | 6:45 PM | 18.75 |
| 0700 | 7:00 AM | 7.00 | 1900 | 7:00 PM | 19.00 |
| 0715 | 7:15 AM | 7.25 | 1915 | 7:15 PM | 19.25 |
| 0730 | 7:30 AM | 7.50 | 1930 | 7:30 PM | 19.50 |
| 0745 | 7:45 AM | 7.75 | 1945 | 7:45 PM | 19.75 |
| 0800 | 8:00 AM | 8.00 | 2000 | 8:00 PM | 20.00 |
| 0815 | 8:15 AM | 8.25 | 2015 | 8:15 PM | 20.25 |
| 0830 | 8:30 AM | 8.50 | 2030 | 8:30 PM | 20.50 |
| 0845 | 8:45 AM | 8.75 | 2045 | 8:45 PM | 20.75 |
| 0900 | 9:00 AM | 9.00 | 2100 | 9:00 PM | 21.00 |
| 0915 | 9:15 AM | 9.25 | 2115 | 9:15 PM | 21.25 |
| 0930 | 9:30 AM | 9.50 | 2130 | 9:30 PM | 21.50 |
| 0945 | 9:45 AM | 9.75 | 2145 | 9:45 PM | 21.75 |
| 1000 | 10:00 AM | 10.00 | 2200 | 10:00 PM | 22.00 |
| 1015 | 10:15 AM | 10.25 | 2215 | 10:15 PM | 22.25 |
| 1030 | 10:30 AM | 10.50 | 2230 | 10:30 PM | 22.50 |
| 1045 | 10:45 AM | 10.75 | 2245 | 10:45 PM | 22.75 |
| 1100 | 11:00 AM | 11.00 | 2300 | 11:00 PM | 23.00 |
| 1115 | 11:15 AM | 11.25 | 2315 | 11:15 PM | 23.25 |
| 1130 | 11:30 AM | 11.50 | 2330 | 11:30 PM | 23.50 |
| 1145 | 11:45 AM | 11.75 | 2345 | 11:45 PM | 23.75 |
How to convert military time to standard time
- 0000 to 0059: add 12 to the hour and use AM. 0030 = 12:30 AM.
- 0100 to 1159: the same hour, AM. 0945 = 9:45 AM.
- 1200 to 1259: the same hour, PM. 1215 = 12:15 PM.
- 1300 to 2359: subtract 12 from the hour, PM. 1730 − 1200 = 5:30 PM.
Going the other way, add 12 to any PM hour except 12 PM, and write 12 AM hours as 00. For example, 8:15 PM = 2015 and 12:05 AM = 0005.
Midnight: 0000 or 2400?
0000 is midnight at the start of a day, and 2400 describes the same moment as the end of the previous day. Under the international 24-hour standard (ISO 8601), 24:00 on one day is the same instant as 00:00 the next day, not one second before midnight.
Because this can be ambiguous, many organizations avoid 2400 and write 2359 for the end of a day or 0001 for the start. The US Navy and Marine Corps correspondence manual switched from a 0001–2400 day to 0000–2359 in 2015. On time cards, midnight is almost always written as 0000.
How to say military time
- Say the four digits as two pairs: 1730 is "seventeen thirty."
- Say leading zeros: 0545 is "zero five forty-five" (often "oh five forty-five" in civilian use).
- Whole hours use "hundred," never "thousand": 0700 is "zero seven hundred," 1400 is "fourteen hundred."
- "Hours" is often added in speech: "fourteen hundred hours."
- Military time is written with no colon. A letter after the time is a time zone; Z ("Zulu") means UTC.
Military time in Excel
If a time card exports military times as numbers like 1730 in cell A2, convert them to decimal hours with:
=INT(A2/100)+MOD(A2,100)/60For a 1730 entry this returns 17.5. Hours worked between a clock-in in A2 and clock-out in B2 (same day) is =(INT(B2/100)+MOD(B2,100)/60)-(INT(A2/100)+MOD(A2,100)/60). See the time to decimal in Excel guide for more formulas.
Frequently asked questions
What is 1730 in military time?
1730 is 5:30 PM in standard time and 17.5 in decimal hours.
What time is 1700 military time?
1700 is 5:00 PM. It is said "seventeen hundred."
How do I convert military time to decimal hours?
Keep the first two digits as hours and divide the last two digits by 60, then add them. 0845 = 8 + 45 ÷ 60 = 8.75 hours.
How do I calculate hours worked in military time?
Convert the clock-in and clock-out to decimal hours, subtract, and take off unpaid breaks. 0700 to 1530 with a 30-minute lunch is 15.5 − 7 − 0.5 = 8 hours.
Is midnight 0000 or 2400?
0000 is midnight at the start of a day; 2400 is the same moment at the end of the previous day. Most time cards use 0000.
What is 0000 military time?
0000 is 12:00 AM (midnight). In decimal hours it is 0.
Does military time use a colon?
Military time is written as four digits without a colon, such as 1430. Civilian 24-hour time often adds one, as in 14:30.