1745 Military Time

1745 in military time is 5:45 PM in standard 12-hour time — quarter to six in the evening. On a 24-hour clock it is written 17:45.

Convert
Four digits such as 0600, 1330 or 2359. A colon (17:45) is fine too.
Military time
1745
24-hour clock
17:45
12-hour clock
5:45 PM
Say it
seventeen forty-five hours
Time of day
Evening (PM)
Minutes after midnight
1,065
1745 in standard time5:45 PMseventeen forty-five hours

Show the work

  1. Hours 13–23 are afternoon and evening: subtract 12 — 17 − 12 = 5 PM
  2. Put back the colon before the minutes: 5:45 PM

1745 at a glance

12-hour time
5:45 PM
24-hour clock
17:45
Say it
seventeen forty-five hours
Part of day
Evening
Minutes after midnight
1,065
Minutes until midnight
375
Decimal hours
17.75
Share of the day gone
73.96%

How to convert 1745 to standard time

  1. The hour digits are 17, which is past noon. Subtract 12 from the hour: 17 − 12 = 5.
  2. Keep the minutes (45), insert a colon and add PM: 5:45 PM.

How to say 1745

StyleHow it sounds
Military (spoken)“seventeen forty-five hours”
Radio, digit by digit“one seven four five”
Civilian“quarter to six in the evening”
Written 24-hour17:45 or 1745

Off the hour, say the hour pair and then the minutes: 17 → “seventeen”, 45 → “forty-five.” Adding “hours” at the end is standard in military speech but optional elsewhere.

1745 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 1745Z, this is the local time across the United States:

Time zoneStandard timeDaylight time
Eastern (EST / EDT)12:45 PM — R1:45 PM — Q
Central (CST / CDT)11:45 AM — S12:45 PM — R
Mountain (MST / MDT)10:45 AM — T11:45 AM — S
Pacific (PST / PDT)9:45 AM — U10:45 AM — T
Alaska (AKST / AKDT)8:45 AM — V9:45 AM — U
Hawaii (HST)7:45 AM — WNo daylight time

The letter after each time is that zone’s military time-zone letter: Eastern standard time is R (Romeo, UTC−5), so 1745Z is 1245R. 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 1745 is your local time

  • 1745 Eastern is 2245Z in winter (EST) and 2145Z in summer (EDT).
  • 1745 Central is 2345Z in winter (CST) and 2245Z in summer (CDT).
  • 1745 Mountain is 0045Z in winter (MST) and 2345Z in summer (MDT).
  • 1745 Pacific is 0145Z in winter (PST) and 0045Z in summer (PDT).

Times around 1745

ChangeMilitaryStandard
−60 min16454:45 PM
−45 min17005:00 PM
−30 min17155:15 PM
−15 min17305:30 PM
This time17455:45 PM
+15 min18006:00 PM
+30 min18156:15 PM
+45 min18306:30 PM
+60 min18456:45 PM

Shifts that start at 1745

  • An 8-hour shift starting at 1745 ends at 0145 (1:45 AM the next day).
  • A 10-hour shift starting at 1745 ends at 0345 (3:45 AM the next day).
  • A 12-hour shift starting at 1745 ends at 0545 (5:45 AM the next day).
  • To total the hours on a real time card with breaks, use the time card calculator.

1745 in everyday use

  • 1745 is 5:45 PM, the evening part of the day when night shifts, evening classes and dinner reservations happen.
  • For 1700 to 1959 the subtract-2 trick still works on the second digit (7 − 2 = 5), but from 2000 on you must subtract 12 from the whole hour.

Frequently asked questions

What is 1745 in regular time?

1745 is 5:45 PM in regular 12-hour time. Subtract 12 from the hour (17 − 12 = 5) and add PM.

Is 1745 AM or PM?

1745 is PM. Military times from 0000 to 1159 are AM and times from 1200 to 2359 are PM.

How do you say 1745 in military time?

Say “seventeen forty-five hours.” In radio procedure each digit is spoken separately, so 1745 can also be read digit by digit.

What is 1745 Zulu in Eastern time?

1745Z is 12:45 PM Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) and 1:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

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