0000 Military Time

0000 military time showing midnight on a 24-hour clock

0000 military time means 12:00 AM (midnight), and it represents the start of the first hour of the day. It shows when the 24-hour clock goes back to zero. This helps clear up any confusion about midnight. 0000 is the preferred format in the military, aviation, healthcare, and computing. You may also see 2400 used in some timetables, while it represents the same moment in real time, its purpose is different:

  • 0000 = the beginning of a day
  • 2400 military time = the end of a day

For Example: A shift that ends exactly at midnight is noted as 2400, and a shift that begins at midnight starts at 0000. Both values are correct in their context, but 0000 is the standard format used in various sectors.

On this page, you’ll find everything you need about 0000 hours. You will understand how it converts to standard time and also learn how to pronounce it. A minute-by-minute chart from 0000 to 0059 is also available so you can download and use it wherever you are.


0000 Military Time Chart (Minute-by-Minute Conversions)

Standard Time

Military Time

Standard Time

Military Time

12:00 AM

0000

12:30 AM

0030

12:01 AM

0001

12:31 AM

0031

12:02 AM

0002

12:32 AM

0032

12:03 AM

0003

12:33 AM

0033

12:04 AM

0004

12:34 AM

0034

12:05 AM

0005

12:35 AM

0035

12:06 AM

0006

12:36 AM

0036

12:07 AM

0007

12:37 AM

0037

12:08 AM

0008

12:38 AM

0038

12:09 AM

0009

12:39 AM

0039

12:10 AM

0010

12:40 AM

0040

12:11 AM

0011

12:41 AM

0041

12:12 AM

0012

12:42 AM

0042

12:13 AM

0013

12:43 AM

0043

12:14 AM

0014

12:44 AM

0044

12:15 AM

0015

12:45 AM

0045

12:16 AM

0016

12:46 AM

0046

12:17 AM

0017

12:47 AM

0047

12:18 AM

0018

12:48 AM

0048

12:19 AM

0019

12:49 AM

0049

12:20 AM

0020

12:50 AM

0050

12:21 AM

0021

12:51 AM

0051

12:22 AM

0022

12:52 AM

0052

12:23 AM

0023

12:53 AM

0053

12:24 AM

0024

12:54 AM

0054

12:25 AM

0025

12:55 AM

0055

12:26 AM

0026

12:56 AM

0056

12:27 AM

0027

12:57 AM

0057

12:28 AM

0028

12:58 AM

0058

12:29 AM

0029

12:59 AM

0059

0000 Military Time Chart Download

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How to Pronounce 0000 to 0059 in Military Time

how to pronounce 0000 military time zero hundred hours infographic explained

0000 in military time is pronounced “Zero Hundred Hours” or “Zero Zero Hundred Hours.” Both are correct, but “Zero Hundred Hours” is the standard used in the U.S. military. Some people refer to 0000 as “0 military time”, but the correct format always uses four digits. Every minute from 0001 to 0059 follows the same pattern:

  • Hours are spoken with leading zeros (“Zero Zero,” “Zero One,” etc.)
  • Minutes are spoken as whole numbers (“Zero Five,” “Twenty-Three,” etc.)
  • The word “hours” always comes at the end

Below is the full pronunciation chart for every minute from 0000 to 0059.

Military Time

Pronunciation

Military Time

Pronunciation

0000

Zero Hundred Hours

0030

Zero Zero Thirty Hours

0001

Zero Zero One Hours

0031

Zero Zero Thirty-One Hours

0002

Zero Zero Two Hours

0032

Zero Zero Thirty-Two Hours

0003

Zero Zero Three Hours

0033

Zero Zero Thirty-Three Hours

0004

Zero Zero Four Hours

0034

Zero Zero Thirty-Four Hours

0005

Zero Zero Five Hours

0035

Zero Zero Thirty-Five Hours

0006

Zero Zero Six Hours

0036

Zero Zero Thirty-Six Hours

0007

Zero Zero Seven Hours

0037

Zero Zero Thirty-Seven Hours

0008

Zero Zero Eight Hours

0038

Zero Zero Thirty-Eight Hours

0009

Zero Zero Nine Hours

0039

Zero Zero Thirty-Nine Hours

0010

Zero Zero Ten Hours

0040

Zero Zero Forty Hours

0011

Zero Zero Eleven Hours

0041

Zero Zero Forty-One Hours

0012

Zero Zero Twelve Hours

0042

Zero Zero Forty-Two Hours

0013

Zero Zero Thirteen Hours

0043

Zero Zero Forty-Three Hours

0014

Zero Zero Fourteen Hours

0044

Zero Zero Forty-Four Hours

0015

Zero Zero Fifteen Hours

0045

Zero Zero Forty-Five Hours

0016

Zero Zero Sixteen Hours

0046

Zero Zero Forty-Six Hours

0017

Zero Zero Seventeen Hours

0047

Zero Zero Forty-Seven Hours

0018

Zero Zero Eighteen Hours

0048

Zero Zero Forty-Eight Hours

0019

Zero Zero Nineteen Hours

0049

Zero Zero Forty-Nine Hours

0020

Zero Zero Twenty Hours

0050

Zero Zero Fifty Hours

0021

Zero Zero Twenty-One Hours

0051

Zero Zero Fifty-One Hours

0022

Zero Zero Twenty-Two Hours

0052

Zero Zero Fifty-Two Hours

0023

Zero Zero Twenty-Three Hours

0053

Zero Zero Fifty-Three Hours

0024

Zero Zero Twenty-Four Hours

0054

Zero Zero Fifty-Four Hours

0025

Zero Zero Twenty-Five Hours

0055

Zero Zero Fifty-Five Hours

0026

Zero Zero Twenty-Six Hours

0056

Zero Zero Fifty-Six Hours

0027

Zero Zero Twenty-Seven Hours

0057

Zero Zero Fifty-Seven Hours

0028

Zero Zero Twenty-Eight Hours

0058

Zero Zero Fifty-Eight Hours

0029

Zero Zero Twenty-Nine Hours

0059

Zero Zero Fifty-Nine Hours

Military Time

Pronunciation

0000

Zero Hundred Hours

0001

Zero Zero One Hours

0002

Zero Zero Two Hours

0003

Zero Zero Three Hours

0004

Zero Zero Four Hours

0005

Zero Zero Five Hours

0006

Zero Zero Six Hours

0007

Zero Zero Seven Hours

0008

Zero Zero Eight Hours

0009

Zero Zero Nine Hours

0010

Zero Zero Ten Hours

0011

Zero Zero Eleven Hours

0012

Zero Zero Twelve Hours

0013

Zero Zero Thirteen Hours

0014

Zero Zero Fourteen Hours

0015

Zero Zero Fifteen Hours

0016

Zero Zero Sixteen Hours

0017

Zero Zero Seventeen Hours

0018

Zero Zero Eighteen Hours

0019

Zero Zero Nineteen Hours

0020

Zero Zero Twenty Hours

0021

Zero Zero Twenty-One Hours

0022

Zero Zero Twenty-Two Hours

0023

Zero Zero Twenty-Three Hours

0024

Zero Zero Twenty-Four Hours

0025

Zero Zero Twenty-Five Hours

0026

Zero Zero Twenty-Six Hours

0027

Zero Zero Twenty-Seven Hours

0028

Zero Zero Twenty-Eight Hours

0029

Zero Zero Twenty-Nine Hours

0030

Zero Zero Thirty Hours

0031

Zero Zero Thirty-One Hours

0032

Zero Zero Thirty-Two Hours

0033

Zero Zero Thirty-Three Hours

0034

Zero Zero Thirty-Four Hours

0035

Zero Zero Thirty-Five Hours

0036

Zero Zero Thirty-Six Hours

0037

Zero Zero Thirty-Seven Hours

0038

Zero Zero Thirty-Eight Hours

0039

Zero Zero Thirty-Nine Hours

0040

Zero Zero Forty Hours

0041

Zero Zero Forty-One Hours

0042

Zero Zero Forty-Two Hours

0043

Zero Zero Forty-Three Hours

0044

Zero Zero Forty-Four Hours

0045

Zero Zero Forty-Five Hours

0046

Zero Zero Forty-Six Hours

0047

Zero Zero Forty-Seven Hours

0048

Zero Zero Forty-Eight Hours

0049

Zero Zero Forty-Nine Hours

0050

Zero Zero Fifty Hours

0051

Zero Zero Fifty-One Hours

0052

Zero Zero Fifty-Two Hours

0053

Zero Zero Fifty-Three Hours

0054

Zero Zero Fifty-Four Hours

0055

Zero Zero Fifty-Five Hours

0056

Zero Zero Fifty-Six Hours

0057

Zero Zero Fifty-Seven Hours

0058

Zero Zero Fifty-Eight Hours

0059

Zero Zero Fifty-Nine Hours

0000-0059 Pronunciation Chart Download

How to Convert 0000 to Standard Time

convert 0000 military time to standard time infographic

0000 military time means 12:00 AM (midnight) in the 12-hour format. This is one of the easiest conversion rules in the 24-hour clock. The “0000” time uses “00” both for hour and minute to mark the start of the day. As normal hours, you don’t need to apply “subtract 12” or “add 12” to count morning or evening hours. For Example

  • 0000 becomes 12:00 AM
  • 0015 becomes 12:15 AM
  • 0030 becomes 12:30 AM
  • 0045 becomes 12:45 AM

Remember: All times from 0001 to 1159 hours represent AM (or morning) times. For complete conversion rules, visit our military time converter page.


In Closing

0000 military time marks the start of the day. You now know how it differs from 2400 military time, how to convert it, and how to say each minute from 0000 to 0059. You can also download the full chart as a PDF for quick reference wherever you need it and place it in hospitals, aviation or any place that needs military time.

For detailed minute-by-minute charts, check our full list of hour-by-hour pages. You can also see the full military time chart for all hours to see how every hour of the day is written and pronounced.