AM · morning
0840 Military Time = 8:40 AM
Answer
0840 = 8:40 AM
“zero eight forty hours”
Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0840 = 8:40 AM.
- Military time
- 0840
- 24-hour clock
- 08:40
- 12-hour time
- 8:40 AM
- Said aloud
- zero eight forty hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 520
- Time until midnight
- 15 h 20 min
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Converted result
Spoken: zero eight forty hours
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8:40 PM is 2040 in military time
How to Convert 0840 to Standard Time
0840 converts to 8:40 AM in 3 steps:
- 0840 falls between 0100 and 1159, so drop the leading zero: 840.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 8:40.
- Add AM, because hours 01 to 11 are morning: 8:40 AM.
To go the other way, 8:40 AM becomes 0840: add a leading zero to 8, then remove the colon.
0840 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 0840 Eastern time, it is 0740 Central, 0640 Mountain and 0540 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 0840 | 8:40 AM |
| Central (CT) | 0740 | 7:40 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 0640 | 6:40 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 0540 | 5:40 AM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 0440 | 4:40 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 1340Z | 1:40 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 1240Z | 12:40 PM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 0840
0840 is said “zero eight forty hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours” and often replaces “zero” with “oh”: “oh eight forty.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 0840 is 08:40.
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0840 military time: FAQ
What time is 0840 in military time?
0840 is 8:40 AM in standard 12-hour time. Hours 01–11 are morning hours: drop the leading zero and add AM, so 0840 = 8:40 AM.
What is 8:40 AM in military time?
8:40 AM is 0840 in military time, written 08:40 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 0840 in military time?
0840 is said “zero eight forty hours”.
Is 0840 AM or PM?
0840 is AM: 8:40 AM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 8:40 PM, are 2040.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.