What is Military Time?

With OnTheClock’s military time calculator, you can effortlessly convert to and from the 24-hour clock, helping you stay punctual and organized. Both digital wristwatches and 24-hour clocks are sources of military time. Many digital watches provide the option of displaying the time in either regular or military format. Switching back and forth is usually done by pressing a button labeled "12/24" or something similar several corporations manufacture 24-hour clocks. For those still learning the 24-clock system, a simple way to translate afternoon and evening hours into civilian time is to subtract 12. For example, for 2000 hours, subtract 12 from 20 to get 8 p.m. The 24-hour clock is primarily used in the non-english speaking countries in Europe, Lation America, Asia and Africa. Most English speaking countries expect The United States usually switches back and forth between 12-hour and 24-hour time because neither have been established as the standard. Although the 24 hour clock is well established, the world and communication is constantly changing and who knows what the changing global community will need next. The military time started its existence many centuries ago. During the day, ancient Egyptians were using a solar clock that was divided into 10 sectors-hours.