0800 Military Time
0800 = 8:00 AM. Say it: “zero eight hundred hours.”
8:00 AM
zero eight hundred hours
How 0800 converts to 8:00 AM
The hour 08 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (8), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 8:00 AM.
The standard workday opens — 0800 is the military and hospital shorthand for 'business starts now.' If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
0800 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 0800 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 8:00 AM |
| Spoken | “zero eight hundred hours” |
| Part of day | Morning (AM) |
| On a timesheet | 08:00 |
A shift that starts at 0800
An 8-hour shift starting at 0800 ends at 1600 (clock out 4:00 PM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 2000. Working from 0800 to 1700 is 9 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 8.5.
0800 — questions people ask
What is 0800 military time in 12-hour format?
0800 military time = 8:00 AM. The hour 08 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (8), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 8:00 AM.
How do you say 0800?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “zero eight hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “8.”
Is 0800 AM or PM?
AM — hours 0100–1159 are morning hours, so 0800 = 8:00 AM.