1500 in Military Time
1500 in military time is 3:00 PM in standard time. Say it "fifteen hundred hours".
Military · 24-hour1500also written 15:00
Standard · 12-hour3:00PMafternoon
Say it: fifteen hundred hours
Nearby1400 2:00 PM1430 2:30 PM1530 3:30 PM1600 4:00 PM
Convert another time
1500 = 3:00 PM · "fifteen hundred hours"
Military times around 1500
Full military time chart| Military | Standard | Spoken |
|---|---|---|
| 1300 | 1:00 PM | thirteen hundred hours |
| 1330 | 1:30 PM | thirteen thirty hours |
| 1400 | 2:00 PM | fourteen hundred hours |
| 1430 | 2:30 PM | fourteen thirty hours |
| 1500 | 3:00 PM | fifteen hundred hours |
| 1530 | 3:30 PM | fifteen thirty hours |
| 1600 | 4:00 PM | sixteen hundred hours |
| 1630 | 4:30 PM | sixteen thirty hours |
| 1700 | 5:00 PM | seventeen hundred hours |
How to convert 1500
Military time counts hours from 00 to 23. For any time from 1300 on, subtract 12 from the hours: 15 − 12 = 3, so 1500 is 3:00 PM.
Questions
Is 1500 AM or PM?
1500 is PM. It is 3:00 in the afternoon. Any military time from 1200 to 2359 is PM, and 0000 to 1159 is AM.
How do you say 1500 in military time?
Say "fifteen hundred hours".
What is 1500 in UTC or Zulu time?
Military time is just the 24-hour clock in your local zone. 1500Z (Zulu) means 15:00 UTC, which is a different moment from 1500 local time unless you are on UTC.