0500 Military Time

For many, 0500 military time is the moment the alarm goes off, but if you’re working a night shift in a hospital or a police station, it usually means you’re entering the final stretch of your day. To clear it up right away: 0500 military time means 5:00 AM, and it represents the sixth hour of the day starting from midnight. Using 0500 instead of “5 AM” removes any confusion with 5 PM, which is written as 1700 in military time.

We’ll show you exactly how 0500 works, how to say it properly, and how to read every minute within the hour. You’ll also find a full minute-by-minute chart and a downloadable PDF to help you stay on schedule, no matter where you are.

0500 Military Time Chart (Minute-by-Minute Conversions)

Standard Time	Military Time	Standard Time	Military Time
5:00 AM	0500	5:30 AM	0530
5:01 AM	0501	5:31 AM	0531
5:02 AM	0502	5:32 AM	0532
5:03 AM	0503	5:33 AM	0533
5:04 AM	0504	5:34 AM	0534
5:05 AM	0505	5:35 AM	0535
5:06 AM	0506	5:36 AM	0536
5:07 AM	0507	5:37 AM	0537
5:08 AM	0508	5:38 AM	0538
5:09 AM	0509	5:39 AM	0539
5:10 AM	0510	5:40 AM	0540
5:11 AM	0511	5:41 AM	0541
5:12 AM	0512	5:42 AM	0542
5:13 AM	0513	5:43 AM	0543
5:14 AM	0514	5:44 AM	0544
5:15 AM	0515	5:45 AM	0545
5:16 AM	0516	5:46 AM	0546
5:17 AM	0517	5:47 AM	0547
5:18 AM	0518	5:48 AM	0548
5:19 AM	0519	5:49 AM	0549
5:20 AM	0520	5:50 AM	0550
5:21 AM	0521	5:51 AM	0551
5:22 AM	0522	5:52 AM	0552
5:23 AM	0523	5:53 AM	0553
5:24 AM	0524	5:54 AM	0554
5:25 AM	0525	5:55 AM	0555
5:26 AM	0526	5:56 AM	0556
5:27 AM	0527	5:57 AM	0557
5:28 AM	0528	5:58 AM	0558
5:29 AM	0529	5:59 AM	0559

0500 Military Time Chart Download

See the complete minute by minute chart for 0600 military time.

How to Pronounce 0500 to 0559 in Military Time

how to pronounce 0500 in military time infographic

In a professional setting, 0500 military time is pronounced as “Zero Five Hundred Hours” While you might hear “Oh Five Hundred” in casual conversation, using “Zero” is the gold standard for radio and emergency communication because it’s much clearer.

Military time is always four digits: the first two tell the hour, and the last two tell the minutes. People also refer to them like “5 military time” or “05:00 military time,” but they all lead back to the same Zero Five Hundred Hour.

The Hour: 05 is spoken as “Zero Five.”
The Minutes: Spoken as full numbers (e.g., “Zero Nine,” “Twenty-Five”).
The Finish: Always add “Hours” at the end for total clarity.

Military Time	Pronunciation	Military Time	Pronunciation
0500	Zero Five Hundred Hours	0530	Zero Five Thirty Hours
0501	Zero Five Zero One Hours	0531	Zero Five Thirty-One Hours
0502	Zero Five Zero Two Hours	0532	Zero Five Thirty-Two Hours
0503	Zero Five Zero Three Hours	0533	Zero Five Thirty-Three Hours
0504	Zero Five Zero Four Hours	0534	Zero Five Thirty-Four Hours
0505	Zero Five Zero Five Hours	0535	Zero Five Thirty-Five Hours
0506	Zero Five Zero Six Hours	0536	Zero Five Thirty-Six Hours
0507	Zero Five Zero Seven Hours	0537	Zero Five Thirty-Seven Hours
0508	Zero Five Zero Eight Hours	0538	Zero Five Thirty-Eight Hours
0509	Zero Five Zero Nine Hours	0539	Zero Five Thirty-Nine Hours
0510	Zero Five Ten Hours	0540	Zero Five Forty Hours
0511	Zero Five Eleven Hours	0541	Zero Five Forty-One Hours
0512	Zero Five Twelve Hours	0542	Zero Five Forty-Two Hours
0513	Zero Five Thirteen Hours	0543	Zero Five Forty-Three Hours
0514	Zero Five Fourteen Hours	0544	Zero Five Forty-Four Hours
0515	Zero Five Fifteen Hours	0545	Zero Five Forty-Five Hours
0516	Zero Five Sixteen Hours	0546	Zero Five Forty-Six Hours
0517	Zero Five Seventeen Hours	0547	Zero Five Forty-Seven Hours
0518	Zero Five Eighteen Hours	0548	Zero Five Forty-Eight Hours
0519	Zero Five Nineteen Hours	0549	Zero Five Forty-Nine Hours
0520	Zero Five Twenty Hours	0550	Zero Five Fifty Hours
0521	Zero Five Twenty-One Hours	0551	Zero Five Fifty-One Hours
0522	Zero Five Twenty-Two Hours	0552	Zero Five Fifty-Two Hours
0523	Zero Five Twenty-Three Hours	0553	Zero Five Fifty-Three Hours
0524	Zero Five Twenty-Four Hours	0554	Zero Five Fifty-Four Hours
0525	Zero Five Twenty-Five Hours	0555	Zero Five Fifty-Five Hours
0526	Zero Five Twenty-Six Hours	0556	Zero Five Fifty-Six Hours
0527	Zero Five Twenty-Seven Hours	0557	Zero Five Fifty-Seven Hours
0528	Zero Five Twenty-Eight Hours	0558	Zero Five Fifty-Eight Hours
0529	Zero Five Twenty-Nine Hours	0559	Zero Five Fifty-Nine Hours

Military Time	Pronunciation
0500	Zero Five Hundred Hours
0501	Zero Five Zero One Hours
0502	Zero Five Zero Two Hours
0503	Zero Five Zero Three Hours
0504	Zero Five Zero Four Hours
0505	Zero Five Zero Five Hours
0506	Zero Five Zero Six Hours
0507	Zero Five Zero Seven Hours
0508	Zero Five Zero Eight Hours
0509	Zero Five Zero Nine Hours
0510	Zero Five Ten Hours
0511	Zero Five Eleven Hours
0512	Zero Five Twelve Hours
0513	Zero Five Thirteen Hours
0514	Zero Five Fourteen Hours
0515	Zero Five Fifteen Hours
0516	Zero Five Sixteen Hours
0517	Zero Five Seventeen Hours
0518	Zero Five Eighteen Hours
0519	Zero Five Nineteen Hours
0520	Zero Five Twenty Hours
0521	Zero Five Twenty-One Hours
0522	Zero Five Twenty-Two Hours
0523	Zero Five Twenty-Three Hours
0524	Zero Five Twenty-Four Hours
0525	Zero Five Twenty-Five Hours
0526	Zero Five Twenty-Six Hours
0527	Zero Five Twenty-Seven Hours
0528	Zero Five Twenty-Eight Hours
0529	Zero Five Twenty-Nine Hours
0530	Zero Five Thirty Hours
0531	Zero Five Thirty-One Hours
0532	Zero Five Thirty-Two Hours
0533	Zero Five Thirty-Three Hours
0534	Zero Five Thirty-Four Hours
0535	Zero Five Thirty-Five Hours
0536	Zero Five Thirty-Six Hours
0537	Zero Five Thirty-Seven Hours
0538	Zero Five Thirty-Eight Hours
0539	Zero Five Thirty-Nine Hours
0540	Zero Five Forty Hours
0541	Zero Five Forty-One Hours
0542	Zero Five Forty-Two Hours
0543	Zero Five Forty-Three Hours
0544	Zero Five Forty-Four Hours
0545	Zero Five Forty-Five Hours
0546	Zero Five Forty-Six Hours
0547	Zero Five Forty-Seven Hours
0548	Zero Five Forty-Eight Hours
0549	Zero Five Forty-Nine Hours
0550	Zero Five Fifty Hours
0551	Zero Five Fifty-One Hours
0552	Zero Five Fifty-Two Hours
0553	Zero Five Fifty-Three Hours
0554	Zero Five Fifty-Four Hours
0555	Zero Five Fifty-Five Hours
0556	Zero Five Fifty-Six Hours
0557	Zero Five Fifty-Seven Hours
0558	Zero Five Fifty-Eight Hours
0559	Zero Five Fifty-Nine Hours

0500-0559 Pronunciation Chart Download

How to Convert 0500 to Standard Time

converting 0500 from military time to standard time infographic

0500 military time converts directly to 5:00 AM in the standard time format. Since this hour falls in the early morning, no addition or subtraction is required during the conversion. Some simple steps to convert 0500 are:

Take the hour portion (05) and remove the leading zero = 5
Keep the minutes the same (00)
Add a colon between hours and minutes
Add AM, since this is a morning hour

Examples:

0505 becomes 5:05 AM
0520 becomes 5:20 AM
0540 becomes 5:40 AM
0556 becomes 5:56 AM

Remember: All military times from 0001 to 1159 fall under AM in standard time. For a full breakdown of conversion rules, you can visit our military time converter page.

In Closing

0500 military time marks an important early-morning hour where schedules often shift from overnight operations to the start of a new workday. You now know what 0500 means, how to convert it into standard time, and how each minute from 0500 to 0559 is written and pronounced.

If you regularly work with military schedules, transportation times, or early-morning shifts, understanding hours like 0500 helps prevent confusion and errors. To continue learning, explore our complete 24-hour military time chart, where every hour is clearly explained, converted, and pronounced. With regular practice, reading military time will become second nature.