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2000 Military Time Is 8:00 PM

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2000 = 8:00 PM

Twenty hundred

2000 in military time is 8:00 PM in standard time. Going the other way, 8 PM is written 2000. You say it “twenty hundred” or “twenty hundred hours”.

How to convert 2000 to standard time

The hour 20 is more than 12, so take 12 away. 20 minus 12 is 8. Keep the minutes and add PM, and you get 8:00 PM. To go back from 8 PM, add 12 to the hour. 8 plus 12 is 20, which gives 2000.

Where you see 2000

Prime time on US television starts at 2000 in the Eastern and Pacific zones, which is 1900 in the Central zone. That is where the 8/7c line in TV listings comes from.

Times near 2000

MilitaryStandardSaid as
18006:00 PMEighteen hundred
18156:15 PMEighteen fifteen
18306:30 PMEighteen thirty
18456:45 PMEighteen forty-five
19007:00 PMNineteen hundred
19157:15 PMNineteen fifteen
19307:30 PMNineteen thirty
19457:45 PMNineteen forty-five
20008:00 PMTwenty hundred
20158:15 PMTwenty fifteen
20308:30 PMTwenty thirty
20458:45 PMTwenty forty-five
21009:00 PMTwenty-one hundred
21159:15 PMTwenty-one fifteen
21309:30 PMTwenty-one thirty
21459:45 PMTwenty-one forty-five
220010:00 PMTwenty-two hundred

2000 Zulu (UTC) in US time zones

Add a Z, as in 2000Z, and the time is Zulu: UTC, the clock that aviation and the military share worldwide. Without the Z, 2000 is just local time.

ZoneIn winter (standard)In summer (daylight)
Eastern3:00 PM EST4:00 PM EDT
Central2:00 PM CST3:00 PM CDT
Mountain1:00 PM MST2:00 PM MDT
Pacific12:00 PM PST1:00 PM PDT
Alaska11:00 AM AKST12:00 PM AKDT
Hawaii10:00 AM HSTNo daylight saving

Every minute from 2000 to 2059

The last two digits are minutes, and they never change when you convert. Only the hour does, so every time from 2000 to 2059 sits in the 8 PM hour.

MilitaryStandardMilitaryStandardMilitaryStandardMilitaryStandard
20008:00 PM20158:15 PM20308:30 PM20458:45 PM
20018:01 PM20168:16 PM20318:31 PM20468:46 PM
20028:02 PM20178:17 PM20328:32 PM20478:47 PM
20038:03 PM20188:18 PM20338:33 PM20488:48 PM
20048:04 PM20198:19 PM20348:34 PM20498:49 PM
20058:05 PM20208:20 PM20358:35 PM20508:50 PM
20068:06 PM20218:21 PM20368:36 PM20518:51 PM
20078:07 PM20228:22 PM20378:37 PM20528:52 PM
20088:08 PM20238:23 PM20388:38 PM20538:53 PM
20098:09 PM20248:24 PM20398:39 PM20548:54 PM
20108:10 PM20258:25 PM20408:40 PM20558:55 PM
20118:11 PM20268:26 PM20418:41 PM20568:56 PM
20128:12 PM20278:27 PM20428:42 PM20578:57 PM
20138:13 PM20288:28 PM20438:43 PM20588:58 PM
20148:14 PM20298:29 PM20448:44 PM20598:59 PM

2000 military time questions

What is 2000 in regular time?

8:00 PM: 20 hours after midnight, with 4 hours to go before the next one.

What is 8 PM in military time?

2000. For any PM hour from 1 to 11, add 12: 8 + 12 = 20, then tack on the minutes.

Is 2000 AM or PM?

PM. The switch comes at 1200, and 2000 is 8 hours past it.

How do you say 2000?

“Twenty hundred”, or “twenty hundred hours” on the radio. Never “one thousand” anything: the digits go in pairs.

What is 2000 Zulu in Eastern Time?

In winter 2000Z is 3:00 PM in New York (EST). From the March clock change it is 4:00 PM 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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