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0200 Military Time

AR 25-50

0200 on the 24-hour clock is 2:00 AM. Every minute of the hour, the Zulu time by U.S. time zone and how to say it are below.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

0200 in standard time

2:00 AM

Read aloud

zero two hundred

The hour before and after

0100 · 0300

Before noon the hour keeps its number: drop the leading zero and add a.m., so 0200 is 2:00 a.m.

0200 to 0259: every minute of the hour

The first two digits stay 02; the last two are the minutes.

0200 to 0214 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
02002:00 a.m.
02012:01 a.m.
02022:02 a.m.
02032:03 a.m.
02042:04 a.m.
02052:05 a.m.
02062:06 a.m.
02072:07 a.m.
02082:08 a.m.
02092:09 a.m.
02102:10 a.m.
02112:11 a.m.
02122:12 a.m.
02132:13 a.m.
02142:14 a.m.
0215 to 0229 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
02152:15 a.m.
02162:16 a.m.
02172:17 a.m.
02182:18 a.m.
02192:19 a.m.
02202:20 a.m.
02212:21 a.m.
02222:22 a.m.
02232:23 a.m.
02242:24 a.m.
02252:25 a.m.
02262:26 a.m.
02272:27 a.m.
02282:28 a.m.
02292:29 a.m.
0230 to 0244 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
02302:30 a.m.
02312:31 a.m.
02322:32 a.m.
02332:33 a.m.
02342:34 a.m.
02352:35 a.m.
02362:36 a.m.
02372:37 a.m.
02382:38 a.m.
02392:39 a.m.
02402:40 a.m.
02412:41 a.m.
02422:42 a.m.
02432:43 a.m.
02442:44 a.m.
0245 to 0259 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
02452:45 a.m.
02462:46 a.m.
02472:47 a.m.
02482:48 a.m.
02492:49 a.m.
02502:50 a.m.
02512:51 a.m.
02522:52 a.m.
02532:53 a.m.
02542:54 a.m.
02552:55 a.m.
02562:56 a.m.
02572:57 a.m.
02582:58 a.m.
02592:59 a.m.

0200 local time in Zulu (UTC)

From the FAA's table: add the hours shown to standard time, one hour less in daylight time.

0200 in each U.S. time zone, converted to Zulu time
0200 in this zoneStandard timeDaylight time
Eastern0700Z0600Z
Central0800Z0700Z
Mountain0900Z0800Z
Pacific1000Z0900Z
Alaska1100Z1000Z
Hawaii1200Z1100Z

How 0200 is written and said

AR 25-50, para. 1-26: "Military time will be expressed in a group of four digits, from 0001 to 2400, based on the 24–hour clock system. The first two digits represent the hour after midnight and the last two digits represent the minutes." So 0200 is hour 02, minute 00: 2:00 a.m.

Said aloud it is "zero two hundred". On paper the same paragraph says "The word "hours" will not be used in conjunction with military time," and that military time is used for memorandums while civilian time is used in letters.

Every hour in military time

For any other time, in either direction, use the military time converter.

Keep going

AR 25-50, Preparing and Managing Correspondence, para. 1-26 (10 October 2020, administrative revisions through 4 October 2024) · Federal Aviation Administration, Aeronautical Information Manual, Chapter 4, Section 2, paragraph 4-2-12, Time (read November 11, 2026)

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Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial

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Official sources: AR 25-50 on armypubs.army.mil · FAA Aeronautical Information Manual, paragraph 4-2-12.