Noon in Military Time
Noon = 1200
Spoken aloud: “twelve 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 Noon becomes 1200
12:00 PM in military time is 1200. Noon is the exception to the add-12 rule: 12 PM stays 12, so it is written 1200 rather than 0000 or 2400.
Noon is where the add-12 rule breaks down, which is why it gets guessed wrong so often. Twelve does not become 24 and it does not become zero: midday is simply 1200, sitting exactly halfway between 0000 and 2400.
Writing it down
Four digits, no colon, no AM or PM: 1200. Spoken, that is “twelve hundred hours”. If minutes are involved, they slot straight in without any change — 12:45 PM is 1245.
Common questions about 1200
What is Noon in military time?
Noon in military time is 1200. Noon is the other exception: 12 PM stays 12, so it is written 1200 rather than 0000.
How do you say 1200 out loud?
1200 is spoken “twelve hundred hours”. The word “hundred” is used because the minutes are zero; at 1230 you would say “twelve thirty hours” instead.
Is 1200 AM or PM?
1200 is PM — it converts to 12:00 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.