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1240 Military Time = 12:40 PM
Answer
1240 = 12:40 PM
“twelve forty hours”
Hour 12 is the noon hour, so 1240 = 12:40 PM.
- Military time
- 1240
- 24-hour clock
- 12:40
- 12-hour time
- 12:40 PM
- Said aloud
- twelve forty hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 760
- Time until midnight
- 11 h 20 min
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Converted result
Spoken: twelve forty hours
Looking for the AM time?
12:40 AM is 0040 in military time
How to Convert 1240 to Standard Time
1240 converts to 12:40 PM in 3 steps:
- 1240 falls between 1200 and 1259, so the hour stays 12.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 12:40.
- Add PM, because the 12 o'clock hour after noon is PM: 12:40 PM.
To go the other way, 12:40 PM becomes 1240: keep 12 for the noon hour, then remove the colon.
1240 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 1240 Eastern time, it is 1140 Central, 1040 Mountain and 0940 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 1240 | 12:40 PM |
| Central (CT) | 1140 | 11:40 AM |
| Mountain (MT) | 1040 | 10:40 AM |
| Pacific (PT) | 0940 | 9:40 AM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 0840 | 8:40 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 1740Z | 5:40 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 1640Z | 4:40 PM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 1240
1240 is said “twelve forty hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours”: “twelve forty.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 1240 is 12:40.
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1240 military time: FAQ
What time is 1240 in military time?
1240 is 12:40 PM in standard 12-hour time. Hour 12 is the noon hour, so 1240 = 12:40 PM.
What is 12:40 PM in military time?
12:40 PM is 1240 in military time, written 12:40 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 1240 in military time?
1240 is said “twelve forty hours”.
Is 1240 AM or PM?
1240 is PM: 12:40 PM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 12:40 AM, are 0040.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.