AM · morning
0800 Military Time = 8:00 AM
Answer
0800 = 8:00 AM
“zero eight hundred hours”
Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0800 = 8:00 AM.
- Military time
- 0800
- 24-hour clock
- 08:00
- 12-hour time
- 8:00 AM
- Said aloud
- zero eight hundred hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 480
- Time until midnight
- 16 h 0 min
Enter 3–4 digits, e.g. 0800, 1430, 2359
Valid timeEnter the time and choose AM or PM
Converted result
Spoken: zero eight hundred hours
Looking for the PM time?
8:00 PM is 2000 in military time
How to Convert 0800 to Standard Time
0800 converts to 8:00 AM in 3 steps:
- 0800 falls between 0100 and 1159, so drop the leading zero: 800.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 8:00.
- Add AM, because hours 01 to 11 are morning: 8:00 AM.
To go the other way, 8:00 AM becomes 0800: add a leading zero to 8, then remove the colon.
0800 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 0800 Eastern time, it is 0700 Central, 0600 Mountain and 0500 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 0800 | 8:00 AM |
| Central (CT) | 0700 | 7:00 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 0600 | 6:00 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 0500 | 5:00 AM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 0400 | 4:00 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 1300Z | 1:00 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 1200Z | 12:00 PM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 0800
0800 is said “zero eight hundred hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours” and often replaces “zero” with “oh”: “oh eight hundred.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 0800 is 08:00.
Nearby military times
0800 military time: FAQ
What time is 0800 in military time?
0800 is 8:00 AM in standard 12-hour time. Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0800 = 8:00 AM.
What is 8:00 AM in military time?
8:00 AM is 0800 in military time, written 08:00 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 0800 in military time?
0800 is said “zero eight hundred hours”.
Is 0800 AM or PM?
0800 is AM: 8:00 AM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 8:00 PM, are 2000.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.