Military Time is a time format using a 24 Hour Time system that eliminates the need for the designations "A.M." and "P.M.". Military Time is sometimes referred to as "24 Hour Time".
Military Time leaves less room for confusion than Standard Time. For this reason, Military Time is the time format preferred by the scientific, medicinal and military communities, and is also used by railroads and airlines.
Many different parts of the world actually use Military Time as their main time format, including the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada, India & the Philippines.
12:00 a.m. is usually referred to as both 0000 and 2400 hours. Clocks which can display Military Time, however, always display this time of day as 0000 (and not as 2400).
Military Time can only be shown on digital clocks like the Military Time Clock shown on OnlineClock.net. Round analog clock dials with their 12 hour dials are not adequate for displaying Military Time.
More Pronunciation Examples: 12:01 a.m. or 0001 is pronounced as "Zero zero zero one". 5:23 a.m. or 0523 is spoken as "Zero five twenty-three". 11:41 a.m. or 1141 is spoken as "Eleven forty-one". 4:13 p.m. or 1613 is pronounced as "Sixteen thirteen". 10:05 p.m. or 2205 is spoken as "Twenty-two zero five".
Strict military pronunciation is displayed in the chart above. In more colloquial pronunciation, "zero" is sometimes replaced with "oh" (i.e.: 7:00 a.m. or 0700 is also spoken as "Oh seven hundred hours"). Also, midnight is sometimes pronounced as "Twenty-four hundred hours".
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