Convert 3 PM regular time into 24-hour military time format.
3:00 PM = 1500
3:00 PM = 1500 Hours using military time notation, 15:00 using a 24-Hour clock notation.
What time is 3PM Regular Time? 1500 (Fifteen Hundred Hours) military time on a 24-hour clock. Military time, also known as the 24-hour clock system, is a way of expressing time that is widely used in the military and in many other industries. It is based on a 24-hour period instead of the traditional 12-hour clock system, and it divides each hour into 60 minutes. Military time allows for more precision when communicating times, which can be especially important in a military setting when coordinating events or operations. You can find a quick reference below as well as more information on conversion and details for each minute from 3:00 PM – 3:59 PM through a time chart.
| 12-Hour Regular Time | Military Time (24-Hour Clock) |
|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | 1500 |
Quick Guide: Convert 3PM Regular/Standard Time into Military Time
Converting 3:00 PM from 12-hour time to 24-hour military time is easy!
- Identify if the time is AM or PM.
- For AM we add a zero to the beginning. For PM we add 12 hours to the time.
- Since we are considering 3:00 PM, we would add 12 to the hours.
- 3:00 PM + 12 Hours = 15:00 or 1500 military time.
If you were considering a conversion for 3:00 AM instead, the converted military time would be 03:00 or 0300. This is pronounced “Zero Three Hundred.”
How to Say 3 PM (1500) in Military Time
You can say 1500 as: “fifteen hundred hours” or “Fifteen-zero-zero hours”
3 PM Regular Time Conversion Chart
| 12 Hour Clock | Military Time | How to Say |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | 1500 | Fifteen Hundred |
| 3:01 PM | 1501 | Fifteen Zero One |
| 3:02 PM | 1502 | Fifteen Zero Two |
| 3:03 PM | 1503 | Fifteen Zero Three |
| 3:04 PM | 1504 | Fifteen Zero Four |
| 3:05 PM | 1505 | Fifteen Zero Five |
| 3:06 PM | 1506 | Fifteen Zero Six |
| 3:07 PM | 1507 | Fifteen Zero Seven |
| 3:08 PM | 1508 | Fifteen Zero Eight |
| 3:09 PM | 1509 | Fifteen Zero Nine |
| 3:10 PM | 1510 | Fifteen Ten |
| 3:11 PM | 1511 | Fifteen Eleven |
| 3:12 PM | 1512 | Fifteen Twelve |
| 3:13 PM | 1513 | Fifteen Thirteen |
| 3:14 PM | 1514 | Fifteen Fourteen |
| 3:15 PM | 1515 | Fifteen Fifteen |
| 3:16 PM | 1516 | Fifteen Sixteen |
| 3:17 PM | 1517 | Fifteen Seventeen |
| 3:18 PM | 1518 | Fifteen Eighteen |
| 3:19 PM | 1519 | Fifteen Fifteen |
| 3:20 PM | 1520 | Fifteen Twenty |
| 3:21 PM | 1521 | Fifteen Twenty-One |
| 3:22 PM | 1522 | Fifteen Twenty-Two |
| 3:23 PM | 1523 | Fifteen Twenty-Three |
| 3:24 PM | 1524 | Fifteen Twenty-Four |
| 3:25 PM | 1525 | Fifteen Twenty-Five |
| 3:26 PM | 1526 | Fifteen Twenty-Six |
| 3:27 PM | 1527 | Fifteen Twenty-Seven |
| 3:28 PM | 1528 | Fifteen Twenty-Eight |
| 3:29 PM | 1529 | Fifteen Twenty-Nine |
| 3:30 PM | 1530 | Fifteen Thirty |
| 3:31 PM | 1531 | Fifteen Thirty-One |
| 3:32 PM | 1532 | Fifteen Thirty-Two |
| 3:33 PM | 1533 | Fifteen Thirty-Three |
| 3:34 PM | 1534 | Fifteen Thirty-Four |
| 3:35 PM | 1535 | Fifteen Thirty-Five |
| 3:36 PM | 1536 | Fifteen Thirty-Six |
| 3:37 PM | 1537 | Fifteen Thirty-Seven |
| 3:38 PM | 1538 | Fifteen Thirty-Eight |
| 3:39 PM | 1539 | Fifteen Thirty-Nine |
| 3:40 PM | 1540 | Fifteen Forty |
| 3:41 PM | 1541 | Fifteen Forty-One |
| 3:42 PM | 1542 | Fifteen Forty-Two |
| 3:43 PM | 1543 | Fifteen Forty-Three |
| 3:44 PM | 1544 | Fifteen Forty-Four |
| 3:45 PM | 1545 | Fifteen Forty-Five |
| 3:46 PM | 1546 | Fifteen Forty-Six |
| 3:47 PM | 1547 | Fifteen Forty-Seven |
| 3:48 PM | 1548 | Fifteen Forty-Eight |
| 3:49 PM | 1549 | Fifteen Forty-Nine |
| 3:50 PM | 1550 | Fifteen Fifty |
| 3:51 PM | 1551 | Fifteen Fifty-One |
| 3:52 PM | 1552 | Fifteen Fifty-Two |
| 3:53 PM | 1553 | Fifteen Fifty-Three |
| 3:54 PM | 1554 | Fifteen Fifty-Four |
| 3:55 PM | 1555 | Fifteen Fifty-Five |
| 3:56 PM | 1556 | Fifteen Fifty-Six |
| 3:57 PM | 1557 | Fifteen Fifty-Seven |
| 3:58 PM | 1558 | Fifteen Fifty-Eight |
| 3:59 PM | 1559 | Fifteen Fifty-Nine |