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0800 Military Time Is 8:00 AM

By Sohail Manzoor · Updated

0800 = 8:00 AM

Zero eight hundred

0800 in military time is 8:00 AM in standard time. Going the other way, 8 AM is written 0800. You say it “zero eight hundred” or “zero eight hundred hours”.

How to convert 0800 to standard time

The hour 08 is under 12, so it stays the same. Drop the leading zero, keep the minutes and add AM: 8:00 AM. To go back from 8 AM, write the hour with two digits, adding a zero in front, then the minutes, with no colon.

Where you see 0800

On US military bases, the flag goes up at 0800 in the ceremony known as morning colors. Anyone outside stops and faces the flag while it is raised.

Times near 0800

MilitaryStandardSaid as
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
08158:15 AMZero eight fifteen
08308:30 AMZero eight thirty
08458:45 AMZero eight forty-five
09009:00 AMZero nine hundred
09159:15 AMZero nine fifteen
09309:30 AMZero nine thirty
09459:45 AMZero nine forty-five
100010:00 AMTen hundred

0800 Zulu (UTC) in US time zones

Add a Z, as in 0800Z, and the time is Zulu: UTC, the clock that aviation and the military share worldwide. Without the Z, 0800 is just local time.

ZoneIn winter (standard)In summer (daylight)
Eastern3:00 AM EST4:00 AM EDT
Central2:00 AM CST3:00 AM CDT
Mountain1:00 AM MST2:00 AM MDT
Pacific12:00 AM PST1:00 AM PDT
Alaska11:00 PM AKST (day before)12:00 AM AKDT
Hawaii10:00 PM HST (day before)No daylight saving

Every minute from 0800 to 0859

The last two digits are minutes, and they never change when you convert. Only the hour does, so every time from 0800 to 0859 sits in the 8 AM hour.

MilitaryStandardMilitaryStandardMilitaryStandardMilitaryStandard
08008:00 AM08158:15 AM08308:30 AM08458:45 AM
08018:01 AM08168:16 AM08318:31 AM08468:46 AM
08028:02 AM08178:17 AM08328:32 AM08478:47 AM
08038:03 AM08188:18 AM08338:33 AM08488:48 AM
08048:04 AM08198:19 AM08348:34 AM08498:49 AM
08058:05 AM08208:20 AM08358:35 AM08508:50 AM
08068:06 AM08218:21 AM08368:36 AM08518:51 AM
08078:07 AM08228:22 AM08378:37 AM08528:52 AM
08088:08 AM08238:23 AM08388:38 AM08538:53 AM
08098:09 AM08248:24 AM08398:39 AM08548:54 AM
08108:10 AM08258:25 AM08408:40 AM08558:55 AM
08118:11 AM08268:26 AM08418:41 AM08568:56 AM
08128:12 AM08278:27 AM08428:42 AM08578:57 AM
08138:13 AM08288:28 AM08438:43 AM08588:58 AM
08148:14 AM08298:29 AM08448:44 AM08598:59 AM

0800 military time questions

What is 0800 in regular time?

8:00 AM: 8 hours after midnight, with 16 hours to go before the next one.

What is 8 AM in military time?

0800. Morning hours just need two digits, so a zero goes in front.

Is 0800 AM or PM?

AM. Everything before 1200 is morning, and 0800 is 8 hours into the day.

How do you say 0800?

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

What is 0800 Zulu in Eastern Time?

In winter 0800Z is 3:00 AM in New York (EST). From the March clock change it is 4:00 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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