AM · night (early morning)
0240 Military Time = 2:40 AM
Answer
0240 = 2:40 AM
“zero two forty hours”
Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0240 = 2:40 AM.
- Military time
- 0240
- 24-hour clock
- 02:40
- 12-hour time
- 2:40 AM
- Said aloud
- zero two forty hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 160
- Time until midnight
- 21 h 20 min
Enter 3–4 digits, e.g. 0800, 1430, 2359
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Converted result
Spoken: zero two forty hours
Looking for the PM time?
2:40 PM is 1440 in military time
How to Convert 0240 to Standard Time
0240 converts to 2:40 AM in 3 steps:
- 0240 falls between 0100 and 1159, so drop the leading zero: 240.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 2:40.
- Add AM, because hours 01 to 11 are morning: 2:40 AM.
To go the other way, 2:40 AM becomes 0240: add a leading zero to 2, then remove the colon.
0240 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 0240 Eastern time, it is 0140 Central, 0040 Mountain and 2340 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 0240 | 2:40 AM |
| Central (CT) | 0140 | 1:40 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 0040 | 12:40 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 2340 | 11:40 PM (previous day) |
| Alaska (AKT) | 2240 | 10:40 PM (previous day) |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 0740Z | 7:40 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 0640Z | 6:40 AM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 0240
0240 is said “zero two forty hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours” and often replaces “zero” with “oh”: “oh two forty.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 0240 is 02:40.
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0240 military time: FAQ
What time is 0240 in military time?
0240 is 2:40 AM in standard 12-hour time. Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0240 = 2:40 AM.
What is 2:40 AM in military time?
2:40 AM is 0240 in military time, written 02:40 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 0240 in military time?
0240 is said “zero two forty hours”.
Is 0240 AM or PM?
0240 is AM: 2:40 AM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 2:40 PM, are 1440.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.