8AM to Military Time
8AM = 0800
Spoken aloud: “zero eight 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 8AM becomes 0800
8:00 AM in military time is 0800. 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 0800.
Eight in the morning. Colors, when the flag goes up — and the hour most civilian shifts begin.
Writing it down
Four digits, no colon, no AM or PM: 0800. Spoken, that is “zero eight hundred hours”. If minutes are involved, they slot straight in without any change — 8:45 AM is 0845.
Common questions about 0800
What is 8AM in military time?
8AM in military time is 0800. It is an AM hour, so the hour stays the same and only gains a leading zero.
How do you say 0800 out loud?
0800 is spoken “zero eight hundred hours”. The word “hundred” is used because the minutes are zero; at 0830 you would say “zero eight thirty hours” instead.
Is 0800 AM or PM?
0800 is AM — it converts to 8:00 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.