5PM to Military Time
5PM = 1700
Spoken aloud: “seventeen 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 5PM becomes 1700
5:00 PM in military time is 1700. It is an afternoon or evening time, so you add 12 to the hour: 5 plus 12 is 17. Then drop the colon and the PM, and you have 1700.
Five in the afternoon — civilian quitting time, with retreat sounded not long after on post.
Writing it down
Four digits, no colon, no AM or PM: 1700. Spoken, that is “seventeen hundred hours”. If minutes are involved, they slot straight in without any change — 5:45 PM is 1745.
Common questions about 1700
What is 5PM in military time?
5PM in military time is 1700. It is a PM hour, so you add 12 to the hour and drop the colon.
How do you say 1700 out loud?
1700 is spoken “seventeen hundred hours”. The word “hundred” is used because the minutes are zero; at 1730 you would say “seventeen thirty hours” instead.
Is 1700 AM or PM?
1700 is PM — it converts to 5:00 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.