1600 Military Time
1600 = 4:00 PM. Say it: “sixteen hundred hours.”
4:00 PM
sixteen hundred hours
How 1600 converts to 4:00 PM
The hour 16 is in 13–23, so it's PM: subtract 12 → 4. Minutes (0) don't change. Result: 4:00 PM.
Late afternoon: the first commuters slip out, restaurants prep for dinner, stockrooms reconcile. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
1600 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 1600 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 4:00 PM |
| Spoken | “sixteen hundred hours” |
| Part of day | Afternoon / evening (PM) |
| On a timesheet | 16:00 |
A shift that starts at 1600
An 8-hour shift starting at 1600 ends at 0000 (clock out 12:00 AM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 0400. Working from 1600 to 1700 is 1 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 0.5.
1600 — questions people ask
What is 1600 military time in 12-hour format?
1600 military time = 4:00 PM. The hour 16 is in 13–23, so it's PM: subtract 12 → 4. Minutes (0) don't change. Result: 4:00 PM.
How do you say 1600?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “sixteen hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “4.”
Is 1600 AM or PM?
PM — hours 1300–2359 are afternoon and evening, so 1600 = 4:00 PM.