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1500 Military Time = 3:00 PM
Answer
1500 = 3:00 PM
“fifteen hundred hours”
Subtract 12 from the hour (15 − 12 = 3) and add PM, so 1500 = 3:00 PM.
- Military time
- 1500
- 24-hour clock
- 15:00
- 12-hour time
- 3:00 PM
- Said aloud
- fifteen hundred hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 900
- Time until midnight
- 9 h 0 min
Enter 3–4 digits, e.g. 0800, 1430, 2359
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Converted result
Spoken: fifteen hundred hours
Looking for the AM time?
3:00 AM is 0300 in military time
How to Convert 1500 to Standard Time
1500 converts to 3:00 PM in 3 steps:
- 1500 is greater than 1259, so subtract 1200: 1500 − 1200 = 300.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 3:00.
- Add PM, because hours 13 to 23 are afternoon and evening: 3:00 PM.
To go the other way, 3:00 PM becomes 1500: add 12 to 3 to get 15, then remove the colon.
1500 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 1500 Eastern time, it is 1400 Central, 1300 Mountain and 1200 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| Central (CT) | 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| Mountain (MT) | 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| Pacific (PT) | 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 1100 | 11:00 AM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 2000Z | 8:00 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 1900Z | 7:00 PM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 1500
1500 is said “fifteen hundred hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours”: “fifteen hundred.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 1500 is 15:00.
Nearby military times
1500 military time: FAQ
What time is 1500 in military time?
1500 is 3:00 PM in standard 12-hour time. Subtract 12 from the hour (15 − 12 = 3) and add PM, so 1500 = 3:00 PM.
What is 3:00 PM in military time?
3:00 PM is 1500 in military time, written 15:00 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 1500 in military time?
1500 is said “fifteen hundred hours”.
Is 1500 AM or PM?
1500 is PM: 3:00 PM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 3:00 AM, are 0300.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.