1200 Military Time
1200 = 12:00 PM. Say it: “twelve hundred hours.”
12:00 PM
twelve hundred hours
How 1200 converts to 12:00 PM
1200 is noon. In 12-hour time that's 12:00 PM. Minutes stay as they are.
Noon exactly: the pivot of the 24-hour clock — lunch rushes, federal observances, and the 1200 report. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
1200 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 1200 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 12:00 PM |
| Spoken | “twelve hundred hours” |
| Part of day | Noon (PM) |
| On a timesheet | 12:00 |
A shift that starts at 1200
An 8-hour shift starting at 1200 ends at 2000 (clock out 8:00 PM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 0000. Working from 1200 to 1700 is 5 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 4.5.
1200 — questions people ask
What is 1200 military time in 12-hour format?
1200 military time = 12:00 PM (just after noon). 1200 is noon. In 12-hour time that's 12:00 PM. Minutes stay as they are.
How do you say 1200?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “twelve hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “12.”
Is 1200 AM or PM?
PM — 1200 is noon, the first PM hour (12:xx PM).