1000 Military Time
1000 = 10:00 AM. Say it: “ten hundred hours.”
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How 1000 converts to 10:00 AM
The hour 10 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (10), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 10:00 AM.
Late morning: clinics hit full flow, warehouses ship cutoff loads, job sites pour concrete. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
1000 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 1000 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 10:00 AM |
| Spoken | “ten hundred hours” |
| Part of day | Morning (AM) |
| On a timesheet | 10:00 |
A shift that starts at 1000
An 8-hour shift starting at 1000 ends at 1800 (clock out 6:00 PM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 2200. Working from 1000 to 1700 is 7 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 6.5.
1000 — questions people ask
What is 1000 military time in 12-hour format?
1000 military time = 10:00 AM. The hour 10 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (10), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 10:00 AM.
How do you say 1000?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “ten hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “10.”
Is 1000 AM or PM?
AM — hours 0100–1159 are morning hours, so 1000 = 10:00 AM.