How Many Hours Until Midnight?
3 hours
Counted from 9:00 PM. Your own count appears here when the page loads.
From 9 PM it is 3 hours until midnight, and from 4 PM it is 8 hours. The live count above uses the time on your own device, so it is right wherever you are.
Hours until midnight from every hour of the day
Look for the hour you are in. Once midnight has gone, the rows count to midnight the next day, so 1 AM shows 23 hours.
| If it is now | Time until midnight | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 AM | 23 hours (tomorrow) | 1,380 min |
| 2:00 AM | 22 hours (tomorrow) | 1,320 min |
| 3:00 AM | 21 hours (tomorrow) | 1,260 min |
| 4:00 AM | 20 hours (tomorrow) | 1,200 min |
| 5:00 AM | 19 hours (tomorrow) | 1,140 min |
| 6:00 AM | 18 hours (tomorrow) | 1,080 min |
| 7:00 AM | 17 hours (tomorrow) | 1,020 min |
| 8:00 AM | 16 hours (tomorrow) | 960 min |
| 9:00 AM | 15 hours (tomorrow) | 900 min |
| 10:00 AM | 14 hours (tomorrow) | 840 min |
| 11:00 AM | 13 hours (tomorrow) | 780 min |
| 12:00 PM | 12 hours (tomorrow) | 720 min |
| 1:00 PM | 11 hours (tomorrow) | 660 min |
| 2:00 PM | 10 hours (tomorrow) | 600 min |
| 3:00 PM | 9 hours (tomorrow) | 540 min |
| 4:00 PM | 8 hours (tomorrow) | 480 min |
| 5:00 PM | 7 hours (tomorrow) | 420 min |
| 6:00 PM | 6 hours (tomorrow) | 360 min |
| 7:00 PM | 5 hours (tomorrow) | 300 min |
| 8:00 PM | 4 hours (tomorrow) | 240 min |
| 9:00 PM | 3 hours (tomorrow) | 180 min |
| 10:00 PM | 2 hours (tomorrow) | 120 min |
| 11:00 PM | 1 hour (tomorrow) | 60 min |
Midnight in other US time zones
A midnight Eastern deadline lands at 9 PM in California. The four mainland zones change their clocks on the same nights, so the gaps between them stay the same all year. Arizona is the exception: it stays on standard time, so in summer it matches Pacific time.
| Time zone | When it is midnight Eastern |
|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 12:00 AM |
| Central (CT) | 11:00 PM |
| Mountain (MT) | 10:00 PM |
| Pacific (PT) | 9:00 PM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 8:00 PM |
| Hawaii (HT, no daylight saving) | 7:00 PM in winter, 6:00 PM in summer |
About midnight
Midnight is 0000 on the 24-hour clock. It marks the start of a new day, 24 hours after the previous midnight. Midnight belongs to the day that is starting, so midnight on Friday is the very start of Friday.
At midnight the date changes. Online deadlines and sales that end "at midnight" usually close at 11:59 PM, the last minute of the day, so there is no doubt about which day is meant.
Questions about midnight
How many minutes until midnight?
Starting at 9 PM you have 180 minutes to go; starting at 4 PM, 480. The box at the top works it out from your own clock.
Is midnight 0000 in military time?
Yes. Midnight is written 0000, the first minute of a new day; 2400 is sometimes used for the end of the day before.
How long until midnight tomorrow?
Add a day, 24 hours, to today's figure, or just wait: once midnight has gone by, the box switches to tomorrow on its own.
How long until midnight EST?
Midnight Eastern is 11:00 PM in Chicago, 10:00 PM in Denver and 9:00 PM in Los Angeles.
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