1200 at a glance
- 12-hour time
- 12:00 PM (noon)
- 24-hour clock
- 12:00
- Say it
- twelve hundred hours
- Part of day
- Noon
- Minutes after midnight
- 720
- Minutes until midnight
- 720
- Decimal hours
- 12.00
- Share of the day gone
- 50%
How to convert 1200 to standard time
- The hour digits are 12 — the noon hour. Keep 12 as it is.
- Insert a colon and add PM (12 PM means midday): 12:00 PM.
How to say 1200
| Style | How it sounds |
|---|---|
| Military (spoken) | “twelve hundred hours” |
| Short form | “twelve hundred” |
| Radio, digit by digit | “one two zero zero” |
| Civilian | “noon (twelve o’clock midday)” |
| Written 24-hour | 12:00 or 1200 |
On the hour, the minutes are spoken as “hundred”: 1200 is “twelve hundred hours.”
1200 Zulu (UTC) in US time zones
Military and aviation schedules give times in Zulu — Coordinated Universal Time — so that everyone works from one clock. When a message says 1200Z, this is the local time across the United States:
| Time zone | Standard time | Daylight time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (EST / EDT) | 7:00 AM — R | 8:00 AM — Q |
| Central (CST / CDT) | 6:00 AM — S | 7:00 AM — R |
| Mountain (MST / MDT) | 5:00 AM — T | 6:00 AM — S |
| Pacific (PST / PDT) | 4:00 AM — U | 5:00 AM — T |
| Alaska (AKST / AKDT) | 3:00 AM — V | 4:00 AM — U |
| Hawaii (HST) | 2:00 AM — W | No daylight time |
The letter after each time is that zone’s military time-zone letter: Eastern standard time is R (Romeo, UTC−5), so 1200Z is 0700R. Daylight time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November; Hawaii and most of Arizona stay on standard time all year.
If 1200 is your local time
- 1200 Eastern is 1700Z in winter (EST) and 1600Z in summer (EDT).
- 1200 Central is 1800Z in winter (CST) and 1700Z in summer (CDT).
- 1200 Mountain is 1900Z in winter (MST) and 1800Z in summer (MDT).
- 1200 Pacific is 2000Z in winter (PST) and 1900Z in summer (PDT).
Times around 1200
| Change | Military | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| −60 min | 1100 | 11:00 AM |
| −45 min | 1115 | 11:15 AM |
| −30 min | 1130 | 11:30 AM |
| −15 min | 1145 | 11:45 AM |
| This time | 1200 | 12:00 PM |
| +15 min | 1215 | 12:15 PM |
| +30 min | 1230 | 12:30 PM |
| +45 min | 1245 | 12:45 PM |
| +60 min | 1300 | 1:00 PM |
Shifts that start at 1200
- An 8-hour shift starting at 1200 ends at 2000 (8:00 PM).
- A 10-hour shift starting at 1200 ends at 2200 (10:00 PM).
- A 12-hour shift starting at 1200 ends at 0000 (12:00 AM the next day).
- To total the hours on a real time card with breaks, use the time card calculator.
1200 in everyday use
- 1200 is noon. In 12-hour time it is 12:00 PM — the “PM” is the most common point of confusion, which is why many style guides prefer to write “noon” or 1200.
- Noon splits the day exactly: 720 minutes have passed and 720 remain until midnight.
Frequently asked questions
What is 1200 in regular time?
1200 is 12:00 PM, noon in regular 12-hour time.
Is 1200 AM or PM?
1200 is 12:00 PM — noon.
How do you say 1200 in military time?
Say “twelve hundred hours.” In radio procedure each digit is spoken separately, so 1200 can also be read digit by digit.
What is 1200 Zulu in Eastern time?
1200Z is 7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) and 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).