0300 Military Time

0300 shows up a lot on night schedules but it is still hard for people to remember. 0300 military time means 3:00 AM in standard time and represents the fourth hour of the day in a 12-hour clock. It helps differentiate between 3 AM which is 0300 and 3PM which is 1500 military time. This 24-clock format removes confusion and provides clarity to all fields that need precision in timing.

Read along to know what 0300 means, how it converts to standard time, and how to pronounce it. You will get a complete minute-by-minute chart from 0300 to 0359 with pronunciations. Users can download both charts and use them as PDFs or use them wherever they need.

0300 Military Time Chart (Minute-by-Minute Conversions)

Standard Time	Military Time	Standard Time	Military Time
3:00 AM	0300	3:30 AM	0330
3:01 AM	0301	3:31 AM	0331
3:02 AM	0302	3:32 AM	0332
3:03 AM	0303	3:33 AM	0333
3:04 AM	0304	3:34 AM	0334
3:05 AM	0305	3:35 AM	0335
3:06 AM	0306	3:36 AM	0336
3:07 AM	0307	3:37 AM	0337
3:08 AM	0308	3:38 AM	0338
3:09 AM	0309	3:39 AM	0339
3:10 AM	0310	3:40 AM	0340
3:11 AM	0311	3:41 AM	0341
3:12 AM	0312	3:42 AM	0342
3:13 AM	0313	3:43 AM	0343
3:14 AM	0314	3:44 AM	0344
3:15 AM	0315	3:45 AM	0345
3:16 AM	0316	3:46 AM	0346
3:17 AM	0317	3:47 AM	0347
3:18 AM	0318	3:48 AM	0348
3:19 AM	0319	3:49 AM	0349
3:20 AM	0320	3:50 AM	0350
3:21 AM	0321	3:51 AM	0351
3:22 AM	0322	3:52 AM	0352
3:23 AM	0323	3:53 AM	0353
3:24 AM	0324	3:54 AM	0354
3:25 AM	0325	3:55 AM	0355
3:26 AM	0326	3:56 AM	0356
3:27 AM	0327	3:57 AM	0357
3:28 AM	0328	3:58 AM	0358
3:29 AM	0329	3:59 AM	0359

0300 Military Time Chart Download

See the complete minute by minute chart for 0400 military time.

How to Pronounce 0300 to 0359 in Military Time

how to pronounce 0300 in military time infographic

0300 Military time is pronounced as “Zero Three Hundred Hours” and sometimes as “Zero Three Hundred.” We add the starting zero when we pronounce the time between 0000 and 0959 as it indicates the hours. Military time contains four digits and starting two digits tell hours while the last two tell minutes. People refer to 0300 in different ways. Some say “3 am military time,” others say “03:00 military time” or “3 military time,” but they all mean the same thing.

03 in military time is pronounced as “Zero Three”.
00 in military time is pronounced as “Hundred” instead of “Zero Zero.”
We should always add “hours” after the time for better clarity.

Military Time	Pronunciation	Military Time	Pronunciation
0300	Zero Three Hundred Hours	0330	Zero Three Thirty Hours
0301	Zero Three Zero One Hours	0331	Zero Three Thirty-One Hours
0302	Zero Three Zero Two Hours	0332	Zero Three Thirty-Two Hours
0303	Zero Three Zero Three Hours	0333	Zero Three Thirty-Three Hours
0304	Zero Three Zero Four Hours	0334	Zero Three Thirty-Four Hours
0305	Zero Three Zero Five Hours	0335	Zero Three Thirty-Five Hours
0306	Zero Three Zero Six Hours	0336	Zero Three Thirty-Six Hours
0307	Zero Three Zero Seven Hours	0337	Zero Three Thirty-Seven Hours
0308	Zero Three Zero Eight Hours	0338	Zero Three Thirty-Eight Hours
0309	Zero Three Zero Nine Hours	0339	Zero Three Thirty-Nine Hours
0310	Zero Three Ten Hours	0340	Zero Three Forty Hours
0311	Zero Three Eleven Hours	0341	Zero Three Forty-One Hours
0312	Zero Three Twelve Hours	0342	Zero Three Forty-Two Hours
0313	Zero Three Thirteen Hours	0343	Zero Three Forty-Three Hours
0314	Zero Three Fourteen Hours	0344	Zero Three Forty-Four Hours
0315	Zero Three Fifteen Hours	0345	Zero Three Forty-Five Hours
0316	Zero Three Sixteen Hours	0346	Zero Three Forty-Six Hours
0317	Zero Three Seventeen Hours	0347	Zero Three Forty-Seven Hours
0318	Zero Three Eighteen Hours	0348	Zero Three Forty-Eight Hours
0319	Zero Three Nineteen Hours	0349	Zero Three Forty-Nine Hours
0320	Zero Three Twenty Hours	0350	Zero Three Fifty Hours
0321	Zero Three Twenty-One Hours	0351	Zero Three Fifty-One Hours
0322	Zero Three Twenty-Two Hours	0352	Zero Three Fifty-Two Hours
0323	Zero Three Twenty-Three Hours	0353	Zero Three Fifty-Three Hours
0324	Zero Three Twenty-Four Hours	0354	Zero Three Fifty-Four Hours
0325	Zero Three Twenty-Five Hours	0355	Zero Three Fifty-Five Hours
0326	Zero Three Twenty-Six Hours	0356	Zero Three Fifty-Six Hours
0327	Zero Three Twenty-Seven Hours	0357	Zero Three Fifty-Seven Hours
0328	Zero Three Twenty-Eight Hours	0358	Zero Three Fifty-Eight Hours
0329	Zero Three Twenty-Nine Hours	0359	Zero Three Fifty-Nine Hours

Military Time	Pronunciation
0300	Zero Three Hundred Hours
0301	Zero Three Zero One Hours
0302	Zero Three Zero Two Hours
0303	Zero Three Zero Three Hours
0304	Zero Three Zero Four Hours
0305	Zero Three Zero Five Hours
0306	Zero Three Zero Six Hours
0307	Zero Three Zero Seven Hours
0308	Zero Three Zero Eight Hours
0309	Zero Three Zero Nine Hours
0310	Zero Three Ten Hours
0311	Zero Three Eleven Hours
0312	Zero Three Twelve Hours
0313	Zero Three Thirteen Hours
0314	Zero Three Fourteen Hours
0315	Zero Three Fifteen Hours
0316	Zero Three Sixteen Hours
0317	Zero Three Seventeen Hours
0318	Zero Three Eighteen Hours
0319	Zero Three Nineteen Hours
0320	Zero Three Twenty Hours
0321	Zero Three Twenty-One Hours
0322	Zero Three Twenty-Two Hours
0323	Zero Three Twenty-Three Hours
0324	Zero Three Twenty-Four Hours
0325	Zero Three Twenty-Five Hours
0326	Zero Three Twenty-Six Hours
0327	Zero Three Twenty-Seven Hours
0328	Zero Three Twenty-Eight Hours
0329	Zero Three Twenty-Nine Hours
0330	Zero Three Thirty Hours
0331	Zero Three Thirty-One Hours
0332	Zero Three Thirty-Two Hours
0333	Zero Three Thirty-Three Hours
0334	Zero Three Thirty-Four Hours
0335	Zero Three Thirty-Five Hours
0336	Zero Three Thirty-Six Hours
0337	Zero Three Thirty-Seven Hours
0338	Zero Three Thirty-Eight Hours
0339	Zero Three Thirty-Nine Hours
0340	Zero Three Forty Hours
0341	Zero Three Forty-One Hours
0342	Zero Three Forty-Two Hours
0343	Zero Three Forty-Three Hours
0344	Zero Three Forty-Four Hours
0345	Zero Three Forty-Five Hours
0346	Zero Three Forty-Six Hours
0347	Zero Three Forty-Seven Hours
0348	Zero Three Forty-Eight Hours
0349	Zero Three Forty-Nine Hours
0350	Zero Three Fifty Hours
0351	Zero Three Fifty-One Hours
0352	Zero Three Fifty-Two Hours
0353	Zero Three Fifty-Three Hours
0354	Zero Three Fifty-Four Hours
0355	Zero Three Fifty-Five Hours
0356	Zero Three Fifty-Six Hours
0357	Zero Three Fifty-Seven Hours
0358	Zero Three Fifty-Eight Hours
0359	Zero Three Fifty-Nine Hours

0300-0359 Pronunciation Chart Download

How to Convert 0300 to Standard Time

converting 0300 from military time to standard time infographic

We can convert 0300 to standard time using these simple rules:

For Hours: Take the first two digits (03) and remove the leading zero = 3
For Minutes: Take the last two digits (00) and they remain the same.
Insert Colon: Add a colon between hours and minutes: (03:00)
Add AM/PM: It’s a morning hour so we add AM to time: (03:00 AM)

Examples:

0315 becomes 3:15 AM
0330 becomes 3:30 AM
0345 becomes 3:45 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

By now, you understand what 0300 military time is, how it converts to standard time, and how it’s spoken. Since 0300 time falls in the early morning hours, recognizing it fast is very important in fields where timing matters and precision is key.

As of now, you also have a complete minute-by-minute chart for 0300 to 0359, making it easy to reference or download for later use. For hour by hour reference see full 24-hour military time chart to understand how each hour is written, converted, and pronounced. You can also download the charts as PDFs to keep a simple, printable reference wherever you need it.