0045 Military Time
0045 = 12:45 AM. Say it: “zero zero forty-five hours.”
12:45 AM
zero zero forty-five hours
How 0045 converts to 12:45 AM
0000 is the day's start: midnight. In 12-hour time that's 12:45 AM. Minutes stay as they are.
Midnight hour: the day's first minutes — hospital med passes, night audits, and 24-hour diners live here. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
0045 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 0045 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 12:45 AM |
| Spoken | “zero zero forty-five hours” |
| Part of day | Morning (AM) |
| On a timesheet | 00:45 |
A shift that starts at 0045
An 8-hour shift starting at 0045 ends at 0845 (clock out 8:45 AM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 1245. Working from 0045 to 1700 is 16.25 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 15.75.
0045 — questions people ask
What is 0045 military time in 12-hour format?
0045 military time = 12:45 AM (just after midnight). 0000 is the day's start: midnight. In 12-hour time that's 12:45 AM. Minutes stay as they are.
How do you say 0045?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “zero zero forty-five hours.” In casual settings many people just say “12.”
Is 0045 AM or PM?
AM — 0000–0059 is the first hour after midnight (12:xx AM).