0740 military time is 7:40 AM

0740 is 7:40 AM on a twelve hour clock, the morning. Spoken aloud it is zero seven forty.

What is 0740 in regular time?

7:40 AM. Hours below 1200 map straight across, so 0740 is simply 7:40 in the morning. Military time never uses a colon and never uses AM or PM, because the hour alone says which half of the day you mean.

How do you say 0740?

"zero seven forty". Minutes are read as a number after the hour, with no "hundred" and no "oh" before a two digit value. The leading zero is spoken as "zero", which is what distinguishes it from a twelve hour reading.

7:40 AM in military time

The other direction: 7:40 AM is 0740. Morning times keep their hour and gain a leading zero if it is a single digit. Either way the minutes never change.

Questions

What is 0740 in military time?

0740 is 7:40 AM.

How is 0740 spoken?

zero seven forty.

What is 7:40 AM in military time?

0740.

Does military time use AM and PM?

No. The hour runs 00 to 23, so the notation is already unambiguous and needs no suffix.

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