In military time, 6 PM is represented as 18:00. Military time operates on a 24-hour clock system, starting at midnight (00:00) and going up to 23:59. This system eliminates the need for AM and PM designations, making it easier to avoid confusion when scheduling events, especially in professions like the military, aviation, and healthcare.
To convert standard time to military time, you simply add 12 to the hour if it is in the PM. For example:
- 12:00 PM in standard time is 12:00 in military time.
- 1:00 PM becomes 13:00.
- 2:00 PM becomes 14:00.
- 3:00 PM becomes 15:00.
- 4:00 PM becomes 16:00.
- 5:00 PM becomes 17:00.
- And finally, 6:00 PM converts to 18:00.
So, whenever you see ’18:00′ on a military clock, you can remember that it corresponds to 6 PM in civilian time!