0200 Military Time

If you see 0200 military time on a schedule and freeze, you’re not alone. We all have double-checked charts every time we see it. 0200 military time means 02:00 AM and represents the third hour of the day. It removes the AM/PM confusion because 2:00 AM means 0200 and 2:00 PM means 1400 military time. Nighttime hours like 0200 are important in areas like the military, emergency, and aviation where accuracy is vital.

Here, we’ll show you exactly what 0200 means in regular time, and how to read it at a glance. You’ll receive a chart detailing each minute from 0200 to 0259 and you can download it as a PDF to use wherever you need.

0200 Military Time Chart (Minute-by-Minute Conversions)

Standard Time	Military Time	Standard Time	Military Time
2:00 AM	0200	2:30 AM	0230
2:01 AM	0201	2:31 AM	0231
2:02 AM	0202	2:32 AM	0232
2:03 AM	0203	2:33 AM	0233
2:04 AM	0204	2:34 AM	0234
2:05 AM	0205	2:35 AM	0235
2:06 AM	0206	2:36 AM	0236
2:07 AM	0207	2:37 AM	0237
2:08 AM	0208	2:38 AM	0238
2:09 AM	0209	2:39 AM	0239
2:10 AM	0210	2:40 AM	0240
2:11 AM	0211	2:41 AM	0241
2:12 AM	0212	2:42 AM	0242
2:13 AM	0213	2:43 AM	0243
2:14 AM	0214	2:44 AM	0244
2:15 AM	0215	2:45 AM	0245
2:16 AM	0216	2:46 AM	0246
2:17 AM	0217	2:47 AM	0247
2:18 AM	0218	2:48 AM	0248
2:19 AM	0219	2:49 AM	0249
2:20 AM	0220	2:50 AM	0250
2:21 AM	0221	2:51 AM	0251
2:22 AM	0222	2:52 AM	0252
2:23 AM	0223	2:53 AM	0253
2:24 AM	0224	2:54 AM	0254
2:25 AM	0225	2:55 AM	0255
2:26 AM	0226	2:56 AM	0256
2:27 AM	0227	2:57 AM	0257
2:28 AM	0228	2:58 AM	0258
2:29 AM	0229	2:59 AM	0259

0200 Military Time Chart Download

See the complete minute by minute chart for 0300 military time.

How to Pronounce 0200 to 0259 in Military Time

how to pronounce 0200 in military time infographic

0200 military time is pronounced as “Zero Two Hundred Hours”. Military times follow strict protocol of four digits while starting two digits represent hours and ending two digits tell minutes. 0200 is called in many ways such as “0200 military time”, “2 am military time”, “02:00 military time”, “2 military time” although they look different but represent the same Zero Two Hundred Hour.

Rules:

The word “hours” always comes at the end
Hours are spoken with leading zeros (“Zero Zero,” “Zero Two,” etc.)
Minutes are spoken as whole numbers (“Zero Two,” “Fifty-Seven,” etc.)

Below is the full pronunciation chart for every minute from 0200 to 0259.

Military Time	Pronunciation	Military Time	Pronunciation
0200	Zero Two Hundred Hours	0230	Zero Two Thirty Hours
0201	Zero Two Zero One Hours	0231	Zero Two Thirty-One Hours
0202	Zero Two Zero Two Hours	0232	Zero Two Thirty-Two Hours
0203	Zero Two Zero Three Hours	0233	Zero Two Thirty-Three Hours
0204	Zero Two Zero Four Hours	0234	Zero Two Thirty-Four Hours
0205	Zero Two Zero Five Hours	0235	Zero Two Thirty-Five Hours
0206	Zero Two Zero Six Hours	0236	Zero Two Thirty-Six Hours
0207	Zero Two Zero Seven Hours	0237	Zero Two Thirty-Seven Hours
0208	Zero Two Zero Eight Hours	0238	Zero Two Thirty-Eight Hours
0209	Zero Two Zero Nine Hours	0239	Zero Two Thirty-Nine Hours
0210	Zero Two Ten Hours	0240	Zero Two Forty Hours
0211	Zero Two Eleven Hours	0241	Zero Two Forty-One Hours
0212	Zero Two Twelve Hours	0242	Zero Two Forty-Two Hours
0213	Zero Two Thirteen Hours	0243	Zero Two Forty-Three Hours
0214	Zero Two Fourteen Hours	0244	Zero Two Forty-Four Hours
0215	Zero Two Fifteen Hours	0245	Zero Two Forty-Five Hours
0216	Zero Two Sixteen Hours	0246	Zero Two Forty-Six Hours
0217	Zero Two Seventeen Hours	0247	Zero Two Forty-Seven Hours
0218	Zero Two Eighteen Hours	0248	Zero Two Forty-Eight Hours
0219	Zero Two Nineteen Hours	0249	Zero Two Forty-Nine Hours
0220	Zero Two Twenty Hours	0250	Zero Two Fifty Hours
0221	Zero Two Twenty-One Hours	0251	Zero Two Fifty-One Hours
0222	Zero Two Twenty-Two Hours	0252	Zero Two Fifty-Two Hours
0223	Zero Two Twenty-Three Hours	0253	Zero Two Fifty-Three Hours
0224	Zero Two Twenty-Four Hours	0254	Zero Two Fifty-Four Hours
0225	Zero Two Twenty-Five Hours	0255	Zero Two Fifty-Five Hours
0226	Zero Two Twenty-Six Hours	0256	Zero Two Fifty-Six Hours
0227	Zero Two Twenty-Seven Hours	0257	Zero Two Fifty-Seven Hours
0228	Zero Two Twenty-Eight Hours	0258	Zero Two Fifty-Eight Hours
0229	Zero Two Twenty-Nine Hours	0259	Zero Two Fifty-Nine Hours

Military Time	Pronunciation
0200	Zero Two Hundred Hours
0201	Zero Two Zero One Hours
0202	Zero Two Zero Two Hours
0203	Zero Two Zero Three Hours
0204	Zero Two Zero Four Hours
0205	Zero Two Zero Five Hours
0206	Zero Two Zero Six Hours
0207	Zero Two Zero Seven Hours
0208	Zero Two Zero Eight Hours
0209	Zero Two Zero Nine Hours
0210	Zero Two Ten Hours
0211	Zero Two Eleven Hours
0212	Zero Two Twelve Hours
0213	Zero Two Thirteen Hours
0214	Zero Two Fourteen Hours
0215	Zero Two Fifteen Hours
0216	Zero Two Sixteen Hours
0217	Zero Two Seventeen Hours
0218	Zero Two Eighteen Hours
0219	Zero Two Nineteen Hours
0220	Zero Two Twenty Hours
0221	Zero Two Twenty-One Hours
0222	Zero Two Twenty-Two Hours
0223	Zero Two Twenty-Three Hours
0224	Zero Two Twenty-Four Hours
0225	Zero Two Twenty-Five Hours
0226	Zero Two Twenty-Six Hours
0227	Zero Two Twenty-Seven Hours
0228	Zero Two Twenty-Eight Hours
0229	Zero Two Twenty-Nine Hours
0230	Zero Two Thirty Hours
0231	Zero Two Thirty-One Hours
0232	Zero Two Thirty-Two Hours
0233	Zero Two Thirty-Three Hours
0234	Zero Two Thirty-Four Hours
0235	Zero Two Thirty-Five Hours
0236	Zero Two Thirty-Six Hours
0237	Zero Two Thirty-Seven Hours
0238	Zero Two Thirty-Eight Hours
0239	Zero Two Thirty-Nine Hours
0240	Zero Two Forty Hours
0241	Zero Two Forty-One Hours
0242	Zero Two Forty-Two Hours
0243	Zero Two Forty-Three Hours
0244	Zero Two Forty-Four Hours
0245	Zero Two Forty-Five Hours
0246	Zero Two Forty-Six Hours
0247	Zero Two Forty-Seven Hours
0248	Zero Two Forty-Eight Hours
0249	Zero Two Forty-Nine Hours
0250	Zero Two Fifty Hours
0251	Zero Two Fifty-One Hours
0252	Zero Two Fifty-Two Hours
0253	Zero Two Fifty-Three Hours
0254	Zero Two Fifty-Four Hours
0255	Zero Two Fifty-Five Hours
0256	Zero Two Fifty-Six Hours
0257	Zero Two Fifty-Seven Hours
0258	Zero Two Fifty-Eight Hours
0259	Zero Two Fifty-Nine Hours

0200-0259 Pronunciation Chart Download

How to Convert 0200 to Standard Time

converting 0200 from military time to standard time infographic

0200 military time converts to 2:00 AM in the 12-hour format. This is a simple standard time conversion as this falls in AM times and no need to add or subtract to get the conversion. To convert 0200:

Remove the leading zero from the hour (“02” becomes “2”)
Keep the minutes the same (“00”)
Add the colon between hour and minutes
Add AM at the end

Examples:

0200 becomes 2:00 AM
0215 becomes 2:15 AM
0230 becomes 2:30 AM
0245 becomes 2:45 AM

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

In Closing

Now we understand what 0200 military time means, how to read it, and how to convert it to a 12-hour format. We also walked through a clear minute-by-minute chart for 0200 to 0259, so we can quickly find any time we need without guessing.

If we want to keep going, we can use the full 24-hour military time chart to explore every hour of the day. That chart shows us how to read and convert each time, and we can even download it as a PDF so we always have a simple, printable guide wherever we need it.