0345 Military Time

0345 = 3:45 AM. Say it: “zero three forty-five hours.”

3:45 AM
zero three forty-five hours

How 0345 converts to 3:45 AM

The hour 03 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (3), drop the leading zero; minutes (45) don't change. Result: 3:45 AM.

The 3 a.m. block: nurses call it the reset hour; printers and pan-truck loaders know it by heart. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.

0345 at a glance

24-hour (military)0345
12-hour (regular)3:45 AM
Spoken“zero three forty-five hours”
Part of dayMorning (AM)
On a timesheet03:45

A shift that starts at 0345

An 8-hour shift starting at 0345 ends at 1145 (clock out 11:45 AM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 1545. Working from 0345 to 1700 is 13.25 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 12.75.

0345 — questions people ask

What is 0345 military time in 12-hour format?
0345 military time = 3:45 AM. The hour 03 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (3), drop the leading zero; minutes (45) don't change. Result: 3:45 AM.
How do you say 0345?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “zero three forty-five hours.” In casual settings many people just say “3.”
Is 0345 AM or PM?
AM — hours 0100–1159 are morning hours, so 0345 = 3:45 AM.