what is 6:15 pm in military time?

6:15 pm in military time is 1815. Military time is based on a 24-hour clock instead of 12-hour clock, so the hours range from 0000 to 2359 instead of the usual 12:00 am to 11:59 pm.

To convert 6:15 pm to military time, subtract 12 from the hour and add a leading zero to make it a four-digit number. In this case, 6 subtracts from 12 makes 6, and since 15 must be followed by two zeroes, 1815 is the correct answer. So 6:15 pm in military time is 1815 (or 1830 for an alternate version).

The number before the two-digit minutes specification represents the hour in military time. This "hour" corresponds to regular time after noon—from 13 o'clock until midnight—so you don't have to worry about AM or PM when telling time if you use military format. For example, 9:00 pm would correspond to 2100 in military time and 8:00 am would be 0800. This makes telling exact times easier without having to reference AM or PM between different people or countries referencing different clocks.

Military time can also make converting between 12-hour and 24-hour clocks much easier when using digital clocks or televisions that don't include both formats on their displays. For example, if you want to switch your TV from 11pm on a 12-hour clock display (military 1100/2300) to 8am on a 24-hour clock display (regular 08/0800), all you have to do is find 2100 on an analog clock face or digital display.

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