1500 Military Time

1500 military time showing in the middle of a 24-hour clock

If you see 1500 military time on a schedule, it immediately tells you this is an afternoon hour. Unlike standard time, where 3 AM and 3 PM can be mixed up easily, the 24-hour clock removes that risk completely. 0300 means (3:00 AM) while 1500 means (3:00 PM) and it represents the sixteenth hour of the day.

The military time format is used heavily in fields like aviation, healthcare, logistics, and emergency services. In this article, you’ll learn exactly what 1500 means, how to pronounce every minute correctly, and how to convert it to standard time without hesitation.


1500 Military Time Chart (Minute-by-Minute Conversions)

Standard Time

Military Time

Standard Time

Military Time

3:00 PM

1500

3:30 PM

1530

3:01 PM

1501

3:31 PM

1531

3:02 PM

1502

3:32 PM

1532

3:03 PM

1503

3:33 PM

1533

3:04 PM

1504

3:34 PM

1534

3:05 PM

1505

3:35 PM

1535

3:06 PM

1506

3:36 PM

1536

3:07 PM

1507

3:37 PM

1537

3:08 PM

1508

3:38 PM

1538

3:09 PM

1509

3:39 PM

1539

3:10 PM

1510

3:40 PM

1540

3:11 PM

1511

3:41 PM

1541

3:12 PM

1512

3:42 PM

1542

3:13 PM

1513

3:43 PM

1543

3:14 PM

1514

3:44 PM

1544

3:15 PM

1515

3:45 PM

1545

3:16 PM

1516

3:46 PM

1546

3:17 PM

1517

3:47 PM

1547

3:18 PM

1518

3:48 PM

1548

3:19 PM

1519

3:49 PM

1549

3:20 PM

1520

3:50 PM

1550

3:21 PM

1521

3:51 PM

1551

3:22 PM

1522

3:52 PM

1552

3:23 PM

1523

3:53 PM

1553

3:24 PM

1524

3:54 PM

1554

3:25 PM

1525

3:55 PM

1555

3:26 PM

1526

3:56 PM

1556

3:27 PM

1527

3:57 PM

1557

3:28 PM

1528

3:58 PM

1558

3:29 PM

1529

3:59 PM

1559

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How to Pronounce 1500 to 1559 in Military Time

how to pronounce 1500 in military time infographic

1500 military time is pronounced as “Fifteen Hundred Hours”. This is the standard and professional way to say it in military, aviation, and operational environments. Afternoon military times do not use leading zeros, and the hour is spoken as a full number.

People may casually refer to 1500 as “3 PM military time,” “15:00 military time,” or even “3 military time,” but the correct spoken format follows strict pronunciation rules used across all professional settings.

Pronunciation Rules:

  • The hour 15 is spoken as “Fifteen
  • Minutes are spoken as full numbers (“Ten,” “Thirty-Five,” “Fifty-Nine”)
  • The word “hours” is always added at the end
  • No leading zero in pronunciation after 1200.
  • Hundred” is only used for exact hours (1500)

Military Time

Pronunciation

Military Time

Pronunciation

1500

Fifteen Hundred Hours

1530

Fifteen Thirty Hours

1501

Fifteen Zero One Hours

1531

Fifteen Thirty-One Hours

1502

Fifteen Zero Two Hours

1532

Fifteen Thirty-Two Hours

1503

Fifteen Zero Three Hours

1533

Fifteen Thirty-Three Hours

1504

Fifteen Zero Four Hours

1534

Fifteen Thirty-Four Hours

1505

Fifteen Zero Five Hours

1535

Fifteen Thirty-Five Hours

1506

Fifteen Zero Six Hours

1536

Fifteen Thirty-Six Hours

1507

Fifteen Zero Seven Hours

1537

Fifteen Thirty-Seven Hours

1508

Fifteen Zero Eight Hours

1538

Fifteen Thirty-Eight Hours

1509

Fifteen Zero Nine Hours

1539

Fifteen Thirty-Nine Hours

1510

Fifteen Ten Hours

1540

Fifteen Forty Hours

1511

Fifteen Eleven Hours

1541

Fifteen Forty-One Hours

1512

Fifteen Twelve Hours

1542

Fifteen Forty-Two Hours

1513

Fifteen Thirteen Hours

1543

Fifteen Forty-Three Hours

1514

Fifteen Fourteen Hours

1544

Fifteen Forty-Four Hours

1515

Fifteen Fifteen Hours

1545

Fifteen Forty-Five Hours

1516

Fifteen Sixteen Hours

1546

Fifteen Forty-Six Hours

1517

Fifteen Seventeen Hours

1547

Fifteen Forty-Seven Hours

1518

Fifteen Eighteen Hours

1548

Fifteen Forty-Eight Hours

1519

Fifteen Nineteen Hours

1549

Fifteen Forty-Nine Hours

1520

Fifteen Twenty Hours

1550

Fifteen Fifty Hours

1521

Fifteen Twenty-One Hours

1551

Fifteen Fifty-One Hours

1522

Fifteen Twenty-Two Hours

1552

Fifteen Fifty-Two Hours

1523

Fifteen Twenty-Three Hours

1553

Fifteen Fifty-Three Hours

1524

Fifteen Twenty-Four Hours

1554

Fifteen Fifty-Four Hours

1525

Fifteen Twenty-Five Hours

1555

Fifteen Fifty-Five Hours

1526

Fifteen Twenty-Six Hours

1556

Fifteen Fifty-Six Hours

1527

Fifteen Twenty-Seven Hours

1557

Fifteen Fifty-Seven Hours

1528

Fifteen Twenty-Eight Hours

1558

Fifteen Fifty-Eight Hours

1529

Fifteen Twenty-Nine Hours

1559

Fifteen Fifty-Nine Hours

Military Time

Pronunciation

1500

Fifteen Hundred Hours

1501

Fifteen Zero One Hours

1502

Fifteen Zero Two Hours

1503

Fifteen Zero Three Hours

1504

Fifteen Zero Four Hours

1505

Fifteen Zero Five Hours

1506

Fifteen Zero Six Hours

1507

Fifteen Zero Seven Hours

1508

Fifteen Zero Eight Hours

1509

Fifteen Zero Nine Hours

1510

Fifteen Ten Hours

1511

Fifteen Eleven Hours

1512

Fifteen Twelve Hours

1513

Fifteen Thirteen Hours

1514

Fifteen Fourteen Hours

1515

Fifteen Fifteen Hours

1516

Fifteen Sixteen Hours

1517

Fifteen Seventeen Hours

1518

Fifteen Eighteen Hours

1519

Fifteen Nineteen Hours

1520

Fifteen Twenty Hours

1521

Fifteen Twenty-One Hours

1522

Fifteen Twenty-Two Hours

1523

Fifteen Twenty-Three Hours

1524

Fifteen Twenty-Four Hours

1525

Fifteen Twenty-Five Hours

1526

Fifteen Twenty-Six Hours

1527

Fifteen Twenty-Seven Hours

1528

Fifteen Twenty-Eight Hours

1529

Fifteen Twenty-Nine Hours

1530

Fifteen Thirty Hours

1531

Fifteen Thirty-One Hours

1532

Fifteen Thirty-Two Hours

1533

Fifteen Thirty-Three Hours

1534

Fifteen Thirty-Four Hours

1535

Fifteen Thirty-Five Hours

1536

Fifteen Thirty-Six Hours

1537

Fifteen Thirty-Seven Hours

1538

Fifteen Thirty-Eight Hours

1539

Fifteen Thirty-Nine Hours

1540

Fifteen Forty Hours

1541

Fifteen Forty-One Hours

1542

Fifteen Forty-Two Hours

1543

Fifteen Forty-Three Hours

1544

Fifteen Forty-Four Hours

1545

Fifteen Forty-Five Hours

1546

Fifteen Forty-Six Hours

1547

Fifteen Forty-Seven Hours

1548

Fifteen Forty-Eight Hours

1549

Fifteen Forty-Nine Hours

1550

Fifteen Fifty Hours

1551

Fifteen Fifty-One Hours

1552

Fifteen Fifty-Two Hours

1553

Fifteen Fifty-Three Hours

1554

Fifteen Fifty-Four Hours

1555

Fifteen Fifty-Five Hours

1556

Fifteen Fifty-Six Hours

1557

Fifteen Fifty-Seven Hours

1558

Fifteen Fifty-Eight Hours

1559

Fifteen Fifty-Nine Hours

1500-1559 Pronunciation Chart Download

How to Convert 1500 to Standard Time

converting 1500 from military time to standard time infographic

Converting 1500 military time to standard time follows a simple afternoon rule. Any military time from 1300 or higher requires subtracting 12 from the hour.

Conversion Rules:

  1. Take the first two digits of time as hours (15) and subtract by 12. (15-12 = 3)
  2. Take the last two digits of time as minutes (00).
  3. Add a colon between hours and minutes (3:00).
  4. Now as military time was above 12 we add PM to it (3:00 PM)

Examples:

  • 1503 becomes 3:03 PM
  • 1523 becomes 3:23 PM
  • 1543 becomes 3:43 PM

For a full list of these afternoon conversion shortcuts, visit our military time converter page.


In Closing

Now you have everything you need to navigate 1500 military time with total confidence. Whether you’re logging a mid-afternoon report or timing a shift change, knowing that Fifteen Hundred is just a precise way of saying 3:00 PM makes your workday much smoother.

Feel free to use the minute-by-minute table above or download our 1500 PDF chart to keep as a handy reference. If you want to keep mastering the afternoon hours, head over to our 1600 military time guide or check out the complete 24-hour time chart to see the full day at a glance.