AM · night (early morning)
0300 Military Time = 3:00 AM
Answer
0300 = 3:00 AM
“zero three hundred hours”
Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0300 = 3:00 AM.
- Military time
- 0300
- 24-hour clock
- 03:00
- 12-hour time
- 3:00 AM
- Said aloud
- zero three hundred hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 180
- Time until midnight
- 21 h 0 min
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Converted result
Spoken: zero three hundred hours
Looking for the PM time?
3:00 PM is 1500 in military time
How to Convert 0300 to Standard Time
0300 converts to 3:00 AM in 3 steps:
- 0300 falls between 0100 and 1159, so drop the leading zero: 300.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 3:00.
- Add AM, because hours 01 to 11 are morning: 3:00 AM.
To go the other way, 3:00 AM becomes 0300: add a leading zero to 3, then remove the colon.
0300 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 0300 Eastern time, it is 0200 Central, 0100 Mountain and 0000 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 0300 | 3:00 AM |
| Central (CT) | 0200 | 2:00 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 0100 | 1:00 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 0000 | 12:00 AM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 2300 | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 0800Z | 8:00 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 0700Z | 7:00 AM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 0300
0300 is said “zero three hundred hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours” and often replaces “zero” with “oh”: “oh three hundred.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 0300 is 03:00.
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0300 military time: FAQ
What time is 0300 in military time?
0300 is 3:00 AM in standard 12-hour time. Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0300 = 3:00 AM.
What is 3:00 AM in military time?
3:00 AM is 0300 in military time, written 03:00 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 0300 in military time?
0300 is said “zero three hundred hours”.
Is 0300 AM or PM?
0300 is AM: 3:00 AM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 3:00 PM, are 1500.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.