1740 military time is 5:40 PM

1740 is 5:40 PM on a twelve hour clock, the evening. Spoken aloud it is seventeen forty.

What is 1740 in regular time?

5:40 PM. For hours from 1200 onward you subtract twelve: 17 minus 12 gives 5, so 1740 is 5:40 PM. 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 1740?

"seventeen forty". Minutes are read as a number after the hour, with no "hundred" and no "oh" before a two digit value.

5:40 PM in military time

The other direction: 5:40 PM is 1740. Afternoon and evening times add twelve to the hour, so 5 PM becomes 17. Either way the minutes never change.

Questions

What is 1740 in military time?

1740 is 5:40 PM.

How is 1740 spoken?

seventeen forty.

What is 5:40 PM in military time?

1740.

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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