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1600 Military Time = 4:00 PM
Answer
1600 = 4:00 PM
“sixteen hundred hours”
Subtract 12 from the hour (16 − 12 = 4) and add PM, so 1600 = 4:00 PM.
- Military time
- 1600
- 24-hour clock
- 16:00
- 12-hour time
- 4:00 PM
- Said aloud
- sixteen hundred hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 960
- Time until midnight
- 8 h 0 min
Enter 3–4 digits, e.g. 0800, 1430, 2359
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Converted result
Spoken: sixteen hundred hours
Looking for the AM time?
4:00 AM is 0400 in military time
How to Convert 1600 to Standard Time
1600 converts to 4:00 PM in 3 steps:
- 1600 is greater than 1259, so subtract 1200: 1600 − 1200 = 400.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 4:00.
- Add PM, because hours 13 to 23 are afternoon and evening: 4:00 PM.
To go the other way, 4:00 PM becomes 1600: add 12 to 4 to get 16, then remove the colon.
1600 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 1600 Eastern time, it is 1500 Central, 1400 Mountain and 1300 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| Central (CT) | 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| Mountain (MT) | 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| Pacific (PT) | 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 2100Z | 9:00 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 2000Z | 8:00 PM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 1600
1600 is said “sixteen hundred hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours”: “sixteen hundred.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 1600 is 16:00.
Nearby military times
1600 military time: FAQ
What time is 1600 in military time?
1600 is 4:00 PM in standard 12-hour time. Subtract 12 from the hour (16 − 12 = 4) and add PM, so 1600 = 4:00 PM.
What is 4:00 PM in military time?
4:00 PM is 1600 in military time, written 16:00 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 1600 in military time?
1600 is said “sixteen hundred hours”.
Is 1600 AM or PM?
1600 is PM: 4:00 PM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 4:00 AM, are 0400.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.