0700 Military Time

0700 = 7:00 AM. Say it: “zero seven hundred hours.”

7:00 AM
zero seven hundred hours

How 0700 converts to 7:00 AM

The hour 07 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (7), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 7:00 AM.

Peak commute begins: timecards punch in statewide, cafes fill, job sites warm up equipment. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.

0700 at a glance

24-hour (military)0700
12-hour (regular)7:00 AM
Spoken“zero seven hundred hours”
Part of dayMorning (AM)
On a timesheet07:00

A shift that starts at 0700

An 8-hour shift starting at 0700 ends at 1500 (clock out 3:00 PM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 1900. Working from 0700 to 1700 is 10 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 9.5.

0700 — questions people ask

What is 0700 military time in 12-hour format?
0700 military time = 7:00 AM. The hour 07 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (7), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 7:00 AM.
How do you say 0700?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “zero seven hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “7.”
Is 0700 AM or PM?
AM — hours 0100–1159 are morning hours, so 0700 = 7:00 AM.