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0500 Military Time

AR 25-50

0500 on the 24-hour clock is 5:00 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

0500 in standard time

5:00 AM

Read aloud

zero five hundred

The hour before and after

0400 · 0600

Before noon the hour keeps its number: drop the leading zero and add a.m., so 0500 is 5:00 a.m.

0500 to 0559: every minute of the hour

The first two digits stay 05; the last two are the minutes.

0500 to 0514 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
05005:00 a.m.
05015:01 a.m.
05025:02 a.m.
05035:03 a.m.
05045:04 a.m.
05055:05 a.m.
05065:06 a.m.
05075:07 a.m.
05085:08 a.m.
05095:09 a.m.
05105:10 a.m.
05115:11 a.m.
05125:12 a.m.
05135:13 a.m.
05145:14 a.m.
0515 to 0529 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
05155:15 a.m.
05165:16 a.m.
05175:17 a.m.
05185:18 a.m.
05195:19 a.m.
05205:20 a.m.
05215:21 a.m.
05225:22 a.m.
05235:23 a.m.
05245:24 a.m.
05255:25 a.m.
05265:26 a.m.
05275:27 a.m.
05285:28 a.m.
05295:29 a.m.
0530 to 0544 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
05305:30 a.m.
05315:31 a.m.
05325:32 a.m.
05335:33 a.m.
05345:34 a.m.
05355:35 a.m.
05365:36 a.m.
05375:37 a.m.
05385:38 a.m.
05395:39 a.m.
05405:40 a.m.
05415:41 a.m.
05425:42 a.m.
05435:43 a.m.
05445:44 a.m.
0545 to 0559 in standard time
MilitaryStandard
05455:45 a.m.
05465:46 a.m.
05475:47 a.m.
05485:48 a.m.
05495:49 a.m.
05505:50 a.m.
05515:51 a.m.
05525:52 a.m.
05535:53 a.m.
05545:54 a.m.
05555:55 a.m.
05565:56 a.m.
05575:57 a.m.
05585:58 a.m.
05595:59 a.m.

0500 local time in Zulu (UTC)

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

0500 in each U.S. time zone, converted to Zulu time
0500 in this zoneStandard timeDaylight time
Eastern1000Z0900Z
Central1100Z1000Z
Mountain1200Z1100Z
Pacific1300Z1200Z
Alaska1400Z1300Z
Hawaii1500Z1400Z

How 0500 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 0500 is hour 05, minute 00: 5:00 a.m.

Said aloud it is "zero five 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.