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1200 Military Time

AR 25-50

1200 on the 24-hour clock is 12:00 PM, noon. 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

1200 in standard time

12:00 PM

Read aloud

twelve hundred

The hour before and after

1100 · 1300

The noon hour keeps its number: 1200 to 1259 is 12:00 to 12:59 p.m.

1200 to 1259: every minute of the hour

The first two digits stay 12; the last two are the minutes.

1200 to 1214 in standard time
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120012:00 p.m.
120112:01 p.m.
120212:02 p.m.
120312:03 p.m.
120412:04 p.m.
120512:05 p.m.
120612:06 p.m.
120712:07 p.m.
120812:08 p.m.
120912:09 p.m.
121012:10 p.m.
121112:11 p.m.
121212:12 p.m.
121312:13 p.m.
121412:14 p.m.
1215 to 1229 in standard time
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121512:15 p.m.
121612:16 p.m.
121712:17 p.m.
121812:18 p.m.
121912:19 p.m.
122012:20 p.m.
122112:21 p.m.
122212:22 p.m.
122312:23 p.m.
122412:24 p.m.
122512:25 p.m.
122612:26 p.m.
122712:27 p.m.
122812:28 p.m.
122912:29 p.m.
1230 to 1244 in standard time
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123012:30 p.m.
123112:31 p.m.
123212:32 p.m.
123312:33 p.m.
123412:34 p.m.
123512:35 p.m.
123612:36 p.m.
123712:37 p.m.
123812:38 p.m.
123912:39 p.m.
124012:40 p.m.
124112:41 p.m.
124212:42 p.m.
124312:43 p.m.
124412:44 p.m.
1245 to 1259 in standard time
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124512:45 p.m.
124612:46 p.m.
124712:47 p.m.
124812:48 p.m.
124912:49 p.m.
125012:50 p.m.
125112:51 p.m.
125212:52 p.m.
125312:53 p.m.
125412:54 p.m.
125512:55 p.m.
125612:56 p.m.
125712:57 p.m.
125812:58 p.m.
125912:59 p.m.

1200 local time in Zulu (UTC)

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

1200 in each U.S. time zone, converted to Zulu time
1200 in this zoneStandard timeDaylight time
Eastern1700Z1600Z
Central1800Z1700Z
Mountain1900Z1800Z
Pacific2000Z1900Z
Alaska2100Z2000Z
Hawaii2200Z2100Z

How 1200 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 1200 is hour 12, minute 00: 12:00 p.m. (noon)

Said aloud it is "twelve 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.