How to Calculate Military Time

Sometimes in life it might be neccessary for you to know how to calculate military time. Here's how...

Things You'll Need

  • A watch, clock, digital clock.
  • Ability to use simple subtraction.
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Instructions

    • 1

      00 hundred hours is 12 a.m in military time.

    • 2

      From midnight 12:00 (00) a.m. to 12:00 p.m. noon use the standard numeric values on a regular clock or watch (1-12) to tell military time. The military tells time in hundreds of hours.

    • 3

      When 1 p.m. comes along this is where the conversion needs to take place to calulate military time. 1:00 p.m. standard time is 13:00 hours
      military time.

    • 4

      The calculation of simple military time is "hours p.m." - "12." This calculation equals standard time.

    • 5

      1st Ex:
      To calculate 13:00 hours into standard time:
      13:00 - 12 = 1:00 P.M.

      2nd Ex:
      19:00 hours - 12 = 7:00 P.M.

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