MilitaryTime

0000 in military time is 12:00 AM (midnight)

Direct Answer: 0000 military time is 12:00 AM (midnight) standard 12-hour time. In spoken military format, say "zero hundred hours". Over radio communications, read as "Zero Zero Zero Zero Zulu". Conforms to ISO 8601 and US Naval Observatory (USNO) standards.
Military0000
Regular12:00 AM
Say it
Zero hundred hours
On the radio
Zero Zero Zero Zero Zulu
ZE-RO ZE-RO ZE-RO ZE-RO ZOO-LOO
Time of day
Exactly midnight

0000 or 2400? Clocks show 0000 for midnight at the start of a day. You may see 2400 written to mark the end of a day, like a shift that runs until 2400. Both name the same moment.

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0000Z in US time zones (fixed military offsets)
ZoneOffsetMilitaryRegular
Zulu (UTC)UTC+0000012:00 AM
Eastern Daylight (Quebec)UTC-420008:00 PM the previous day
Eastern Standard (Romeo)UTC-519007:00 PM the previous day
Pacific Standard (Uniform)UTC-816004:00 PM the previous day

All 25 military time zones

Where 0000 falls on a shift

Navy watches are fixed. Hospital shifts vary by facility; these are the common patterns.

US Navy watches
Mid watch0000–0400
Morning watch0400–0800
Forenoon watch0800–1200
Afternoon watch1200–1600
First dog watch1600–1800
Last dog watch1800–2000
First watch2000–2400
Common hospital shifts
Day shift, 12-hour0700–1900
Night shift, 12-hour1900–0700
Day shift, 8-hour0700–1500
Evening shift, 8-hour1500–2300
Night shift, 8-hour2300–0700

Every minute from 0000 to 0059

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0000 questions

What is 0000 in regular time?

0000 in military time is 12:00 AM (midnight) in regular 12-hour time. Hour 00 is the 12 o'clock hour after midnight, so 0000 is 12:00 AM.

How do you say 0000 in military time?

Say "zero hundred hours." Over the radio, read it digit by digit: "Zero Zero Zero Zero Zulu" when it is Zulu time.

What is 12:00 AM in military time?

12:00 AM is 0000 in military time, written with four digits and no colon.

Is 0000 AM or PM?

0000 is midnight, 12:00 AM. It is the first minute of the day.

What is 0000 Zulu in US time?

0000Z (Zulu, UTC) is 7:00 PM the previous day Eastern Standard Time, 8:00 PM the previous day Eastern Daylight Time, and 4:00 PM the previous day Pacific Standard Time.

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