0600 Military Time
0600 = 6:00 AM. Say it: “zero six hundred hours.”
6:00 AM
zero six hundred hours
How 0600 converts to 6:00 AM
The hour 06 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (6), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 6:00 AM.
Sunrise block: school bus depots, hospital day-shift handovers, and construction morning huddles. If you log shifts in this format, the time card calculator accepts 24-hour times directly.
0600 at a glance
| 24-hour (military) | 0600 |
|---|---|
| 12-hour (regular) | 6:00 AM |
| Spoken | “zero six hundred hours” |
| Part of day | Morning (AM) |
| On a timesheet | 06:00 |
A shift that starts at 0600
An 8-hour shift starting at 0600 ends at 1400 (clock out 2:00 PM). A 12-hour shift — the nursing standard — runs to 1800. Working from 0600 to 1700 is 11 hours; subtract an unpaid 30-minute lunch and the payable total is 10.5.
0600 — questions people ask
What is 0600 military time in 12-hour format?
0600 military time = 6:00 AM. The hour 06 is in 01–11, so it's AM: keep the hour (6), drop the leading zero; minutes (0) don't change. Result: 6:00 AM.
How do you say 0600?
Say the hour, then the minutes: “zero six hundred hours.” In casual settings many people just say “6.”
Is 0600 AM or PM?
AM — hours 0100–1159 are morning hours, so 0600 = 6:00 AM.