AM · morning
0740 Military Time = 7:40 AM
Answer
0740 = 7:40 AM
“zero seven forty hours”
Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0740 = 7:40 AM.
- Military time
- 0740
- 24-hour clock
- 07:40
- 12-hour time
- 7:40 AM
- Said aloud
- zero seven forty hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 460
- Time until midnight
- 16 h 20 min
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Converted result
Spoken: zero seven forty hours
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7:40 PM is 1940 in military time
How to Convert 0740 to Standard Time
0740 converts to 7:40 AM in 3 steps:
- 0740 falls between 0100 and 1159, so drop the leading zero: 740.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 7:40.
- Add AM, because hours 01 to 11 are morning: 7:40 AM.
To go the other way, 7:40 AM becomes 0740: add a leading zero to 7, then remove the colon.
0740 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 0740 Eastern time, it is 0640 Central, 0540 Mountain and 0440 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 0740 | 7:40 AM |
| Central (CT) | 0640 | 6:40 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 0540 | 5:40 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 0440 | 4:40 AM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 0340 | 3:40 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 1240Z | 12:40 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 1140Z | 11:40 AM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 0740
0740 is said “zero seven forty hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours” and often replaces “zero” with “oh”: “oh seven forty.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 0740 is 07:40.
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0740 military time: FAQ
What time is 0740 in military time?
0740 is 7:40 AM in standard 12-hour time. Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0740 = 7:40 AM.
What is 7:40 AM in military time?
7:40 AM is 0740 in military time, written 07:40 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 0740 in military time?
0740 is said “zero seven forty hours”.
Is 0740 AM or PM?
0740 is AM: 7:40 AM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 7:40 PM, are 1940.
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