3PM to Military Time
3PM = 1500
Spoken aloud: “fifteen hundred hours”
Convert another time
Type in either box — it converts as you type. Accepts 1300, 13:00, 1:00 PM, 0000 and 2400.
How 3PM becomes 1500
3:00 PM in military time is 1500. It is an afternoon or evening time, so you add 12 to the hour: 3 plus 12 is 15. Then drop the colon and the PM, and you have 1500.
Three in the afternoon. A common hospital shift change: the evening shift runs 1500–2300.
Writing it down
Four digits, no colon, no AM or PM: 1500. Spoken, that is “fifteen hundred hours”. If minutes are involved, they slot straight in without any change — 3:45 PM is 1545.
Common questions about 1500
What is 3PM in military time?
3PM in military time is 1500. It is a PM hour, so you add 12 to the hour and drop the colon.
How do you say 1500 out loud?
1500 is spoken “fifteen hundred hours”. The word “hundred” is used because the minutes are zero; at 1530 you would say “fifteen thirty hours” instead.
Is 1500 AM or PM?
1500 is PM — it converts to 3:00 PM. Military time has no AM or PM at all: every hour from 0000 to 2300 has its own number, which is the whole point of the format.