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0600 Military Time Is 6:00 AM

By Sohail Manzoor · Updated

0600 = 6:00 AM

Zero six hundred

0600 in military time is 6:00 AM in standard time. Going the other way, 6 AM is written 0600. You say it “zero six hundred” or “zero six hundred hours”.

How to convert 0600 to standard time

The hour 06 is under 12, so it stays the same. Drop the leading zero, keep the minutes and add AM: 6:00 AM. To go back from 6 AM, write the hour with two digits, adding a zero in front, then the minutes, with no colon.

Where you see 0600

Reveille, the wake-up call on a military base, is often sounded at 0600. Each base and unit sets its own time, though.

Times near 0600

MilitaryStandardSaid as
04004:00 AMZero four hundred
04154:15 AMZero four fifteen
04304:30 AMZero four thirty
04454:45 AMZero four forty-five
05005:00 AMZero five hundred
05155:15 AMZero five fifteen
05305:30 AMZero five thirty
05455:45 AMZero five forty-five
06006:00 AMZero six hundred
06156:15 AMZero six fifteen
06306:30 AMZero six thirty
06456:45 AMZero six forty-five
07007:00 AMZero seven hundred
07157:15 AMZero seven fifteen
07307:30 AMZero seven thirty
07457:45 AMZero seven forty-five
08008:00 AMZero eight hundred

0600 Zulu (UTC) in US time zones

Add a Z, as in 0600Z, and the time is Zulu: UTC, the clock that aviation and the military share worldwide. Without the Z, 0600 is just local time.

ZoneIn winter (standard)In summer (daylight)
Eastern1:00 AM EST2:00 AM EDT
Central12:00 AM CST1:00 AM CDT
Mountain11:00 PM MST (day before)12:00 AM MDT
Pacific10:00 PM PST (day before)11:00 PM PDT (day before)
Alaska9:00 PM AKST (day before)10:00 PM AKDT (day before)
Hawaii8:00 PM HST (day before)No daylight saving

Every minute from 0600 to 0659

The last two digits are minutes, and they never change when you convert. Only the hour does, so every time from 0600 to 0659 sits in the 6 AM hour.

MilitaryStandardMilitaryStandardMilitaryStandardMilitaryStandard
06006:00 AM06156:15 AM06306:30 AM06456:45 AM
06016:01 AM06166:16 AM06316:31 AM06466:46 AM
06026:02 AM06176:17 AM06326:32 AM06476:47 AM
06036:03 AM06186:18 AM06336:33 AM06486:48 AM
06046:04 AM06196:19 AM06346:34 AM06496:49 AM
06056:05 AM06206:20 AM06356:35 AM06506:50 AM
06066:06 AM06216:21 AM06366:36 AM06516:51 AM
06076:07 AM06226:22 AM06376:37 AM06526:52 AM
06086:08 AM06236:23 AM06386:38 AM06536:53 AM
06096:09 AM06246:24 AM06396:39 AM06546:54 AM
06106:10 AM06256:25 AM06406:40 AM06556:55 AM
06116:11 AM06266:26 AM06416:41 AM06566:56 AM
06126:12 AM06276:27 AM06426:42 AM06576:57 AM
06136:13 AM06286:28 AM06436:43 AM06586:58 AM
06146:14 AM06296:29 AM06446:44 AM06596:59 AM

0600 military time questions

What is 0600 in regular time?

6:00 AM: 6 hours after midnight, with 18 hours to go before the next one.

What is 6 AM in military time?

0600. Morning hours just need two digits, so a zero goes in front.

Is 0600 AM or PM?

AM. Everything before 1200 is morning, and 0600 is 6 hours into the day.

How do you say 0600?

“Zero six hundred”, or “zero six hundred hours” on the radio. A leading 0 is said as zero rather than oh in most US services.

What is 0600 Zulu in Eastern Time?

In winter 0600Z is 1:00 AM in New York (EST). From the March clock change it is 2:00 AM EDT, because the gap shrinks from 5 hours to 4.

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Page by Sohail Manzoor, Software Engineer and Full-Stack Developer. Every conversion here comes from one 24-hour formula, and automated tests run it on all 1,440 minutes of the day in both directions.

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