Spreadsheet Practice

How to convert military time to standard time in Excel

Formula (Excel and Google Sheets)

=INT(A2/100)/24+MOD(A2,100)/1440

Split the number into hours and minutes: =INT(A2/100)/24+MOD(A2,100)/1440, then format as h:mm AM/PM.

Result on the example
one result per row in B2, filled down to B6
Works in
Every current version
Google Sheets
Same formula

See it work

The formula is already in B2, filled down to B6. Change any input and the result updates, or edit the formula to experiment.

How it works

INT(A2/100) is the hours and MOD(A2,100) the minutes of a time written as a number like 1430. Dividing them by 24 and 1,440 turns them into a fraction of a day, which the h:mm AM/PM format shows as 2:30 PM. TIME(INT(A2/100),MOD(A2,100),0) does the same.

=INT(A2/100)/24+MOD(A2,100)/1440

Result0.6041666667

  1. A21430

    The value in A2.

  2. A2/10014.3

    The / operator divides.

  3. INT(A2/100)14

    INT: Rounds down to the nearest integer.

    • numberA2/10014.3
  4. INT(A2/100)/240.5833333333

    The / operator divides.

  5. MOD(A2,100)30

    MOD: Remainder after division.

    • numberA21430
    • divisor100
  6. MOD(A2,100)/14400.02083333333

    The / operator divides.

  7. INT(A2/100)/24+MOD(A2,100)/14400.6041666667

    The + operator adds.

In Google Sheets

The same formula works in Google Sheets: =INT(A2/100)/24+MOD(A2,100)/1440. We ran it in Google Sheets mode on the same data and it returns the same results.

Other ways to do it

Each one was run on the same example sheet.

FormulaResultWhen to use it
=TIMEVALUE(LEFT(TEXT(A2,"0000"),2)&":"&RIGHT(A2,2))2:30 PM, 8:15 AM, 11:45 PM…Pads to four digits, puts a colon in and converts the text.

Common mistakes

  • Times before 10 AM lose their leading zero (0815 is stored as 815). INT and MOD handle that; LEFT on the unpadded number doesn't.
  • Military time stored as text with a colon, like "14:30", is already a time; use TIMEVALUE on it.

Try it yourself

Same data, empty answer cell. Your formula is graded instantly, then re-checked on changed data, so a typed-in number won't pass.

Convert military time to standard time

In B2, convert the 24-hour number (like 1430) to a real time, and fill down to B6.

Questions

How do I convert standard time to military time?

=TEXT(B2,"hhmm") gives "1430" as text.

How do I show 24-hour time without AM/PM?

Format the cell as hh:mm.

Checked by running on 2026-10-30: every formula and result on this page was calculated by the Spreadsheet Practice formula engine, in both Excel and Google Sheets modes.