6AM to Military Time
6AM = 0600
Spoken aloud: “zero six 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 6AM becomes 0600
6:00 AM in military time is 0600. It is a morning time, so the hour stays exactly as it is — you only pad it with a leading zero and drop the colon, giving 0600.
Six in the morning. Reveille on most installations, the traditional wake-up hour.
Writing it down
Four digits, no colon, no AM or PM: 0600. Spoken, that is “zero six hundred hours”. If minutes are involved, they slot straight in without any change — 6:45 AM is 0645.
Common questions about 0600
What is 6AM in military time?
6AM in military time is 0600. It is an AM hour, so the hour stays the same and only gains a leading zero.
How do you say 0600 out loud?
0600 is spoken “zero six hundred hours”. The word “hundred” is used because the minutes are zero; at 0630 you would say “zero six thirty hours” instead.
Is 0600 AM or PM?
0600 is AM — it converts to 6:00 AM. 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.