AM · night (early morning)
0420 Military Time = 4:20 AM
Answer
0420 = 4:20 AM
“zero four twenty hours”
Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0420 = 4:20 AM.
- Military time
- 0420
- 24-hour clock
- 04:20
- 12-hour time
- 4:20 AM
- Said aloud
- zero four twenty hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 260
- Time until midnight
- 19 h 40 min
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Converted result
Spoken: zero four twenty hours
Looking for the PM time?
4:20 PM is 1620 in military time
How to Convert 0420 to Standard Time
0420 converts to 4:20 AM in 3 steps:
- 0420 falls between 0100 and 1159, so drop the leading zero: 420.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 4:20.
- Add AM, because hours 01 to 11 are morning: 4:20 AM.
To go the other way, 4:20 AM becomes 0420: add a leading zero to 4, then remove the colon.
0420 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 0420 Eastern time, it is 0320 Central, 0220 Mountain and 0120 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 0420 | 4:20 AM |
| Central (CT) | 0320 | 3:20 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 0220 | 2:20 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 0120 | 1:20 AM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 0020 | 12:20 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 0920Z | 9:20 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 0820Z | 8:20 AM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 0420
0420 is said “zero four twenty hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours” and often replaces “zero” with “oh”: “oh four twenty.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 0420 is 04:20.
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0420 military time: FAQ
What time is 0420 in military time?
0420 is 4:20 AM in standard 12-hour time. Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0420 = 4:20 AM.
What is 4:20 AM in military time?
4:20 AM is 0420 in military time, written 04:20 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 0420 in military time?
0420 is said “zero four twenty hours”.
Is 0420 AM or PM?
0420 is AM: 4:20 AM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 4:20 PM, are 1620.
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