PM · evening
1700 Military Time = 5:00 PM
Answer
1700 = 5:00 PM
“seventeen hundred hours”
Subtract 12 from the hour (17 − 12 = 5) and add PM, so 1700 = 5:00 PM.
- Military time
- 1700
- 24-hour clock
- 17:00
- 12-hour time
- 5:00 PM
- Said aloud
- seventeen hundred hours
- Minutes since midnight
- 1020
- Time until midnight
- 7 h 0 min
Enter 3–4 digits, e.g. 0800, 1430, 2359
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Converted result
Spoken: seventeen hundred hours
Looking for the AM time?
5:00 AM is 0500 in military time
How to Convert 1700 to Standard Time
1700 converts to 5:00 PM in 3 steps:
- 1700 is greater than 1259, so subtract 1200: 1700 − 1200 = 500.
- Insert a colon before the last two digits: 5:00.
- Add PM, because hours 13 to 23 are afternoon and evening: 5:00 PM.
To go the other way, 5:00 PM becomes 1700: add 12 to 5 to get 17, then remove the colon.
1700 Across U.S. Time Zones
When it is 1700 Eastern time, it is 1600 Central, 1500 Mountain and 1400 Pacific. Zulu (UTC) depends on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Military time | Standard time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | 1700 | 5:00 PM |
| Central (CT) | 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| Mountain (MT) | 1500 | 3:00 PM |
| Pacific (PT) | 1400 | 2:00 PM |
| Alaska (AKT) | 1300 | 1:00 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (winter, EST) | 2200Z | 10:00 PM |
| Zulu / UTC (summer, EDT) | 2100Z | 9:00 PM |
Convert other zones with the military time zone converter.
How to Say 1700
1700 is said “seventeen hundred hours” in formal military use. Casual speech drops “hours”: “seventeen hundred.” Written in 24-hour clock style, 1700 is 17:00.
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1700 military time: FAQ
What time is 1700 in military time?
1700 is 5:00 PM in standard 12-hour time. Subtract 12 from the hour (17 − 12 = 5) and add PM, so 1700 = 5:00 PM.
What is 5:00 PM in military time?
5:00 PM is 1700 in military time, written 17:00 on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 1700 in military time?
1700 is said “seventeen hundred hours”.
Is 1700 AM or PM?
1700 is PM: 5:00 PM. The same minutes in the other half of the day, 5:00 AM, are 0500.
See every time in the military time chart, or convert any other time with themilitary time converter.