Punch1600 Military Time
1600 hours is 4:00 PM standard time — said out loud, “sixteen hundred hours.” Past noon, subtract 12 from the hour digits: 16 − 12 = 4, so 1600 is 4:00 PM.
16:00–16:59 by the quarter hour
| Military | Standard |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 4:00 PM |
| 1615 | 4:15 PM |
| 1630 | 4:30 PM |
| 1645 | 4:45 PM |
Minutes never convert — only the hour does. Any minute works the same way: 1607 is 4:07 PM, 1652 is 4:52 PM. For any other time, the military time converter takes both directions.
Where 1600 shows up
Four in the afternoon: 1600 − 1200 = 4:00 PM. The 4-to-midnight shift starts here, written 1600–2400 on schedules that use 2400 for an end-of-day midnight.
Common questions
What time is 1600 military time?
1600 hours is 4:00 PM standard time. Subtract 12 from the hour digits (16 − 12) and keep the minutes.
How do you say 1600 out loud?
“Sixteen hundred” or “sixteen hundred hours.” Whole hours are read as hundreds; with minutes you read both pairs — 1630 is “sixteen thirty.”
Is 1600 AM or PM?
1600 is 4:00 PM in the afternoon or evening — any military time from 1200 through 2359 is PM.
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