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The Most Searched Military Times, Ranked

The most searched military time is 1700 (5:00 PM) with 49,500 US searches per month. The dominant pattern in the data: afternoon and early evening hours from 1300 to 2000 pull in 72.5 percent of all search volume, because morning hours read the same in both systems while PM hours require subtracting 12.

Full ranking: all 48 most searched military times

Military times ranked by US monthly search volume
RankMilitary timeStandard timeMonthly searches
117005:00 PM49,500
215003:00 PM40,500
316004:00 PM40,500
418006:00 PM40,500
519007:00 PM40,500
614002:00 PM33,100
721009:00 PM33,100
820008:00 PM27,100
9220010:00 PM27,100
1013001:00 PM22,200
11230011:00 PM18,100
1216304:30 PM14,800
1315303:30 PM9,900
1417305:30 PM9,900
1518306:30 PM9,900
1619307:30 PM9,900
1713301:30 PM8,100
1814302:30 PM8,100
1920308:30 PM8,100
2021309:30 PM6,600
21100010:00 AM4,400
22223010:30 PM4,400
23000012:00 AM3,600
2406006:00 AM3,600
2508008:00 AM3,600
2609009:00 AM3,600
27113011:30 AM3,600
28120012:00 PM3,600
2907007:00 AM2,900
30233011:30 PM2,900
31103010:30 AM2,400
32110011:00 AM2,400
33123012:30 PM2,400
3405005:00 AM1,900
35003012:30 AM1,600
3601001:00 AM1,600
3702002:00 AM1,600
3803003:00 AM1,300
3904004:00 AM1,300
4006306:30 AM590
4107307:30 AM590
4208308:30 AM480
4309309:30 AM480
4405305:30 AM390
4501301:30 AM320
4604304:30 AM320
4702302:30 AM260
4803303:30 AM260

What the data shows

Afternoon hours dominate. The 16 entries from 1300 through 2030 together collect 372,600 searches per month, which is 72.5 percent of the 513,890 total across all 48 queries. Every one of the top 10 spots is a PM hour, and the top four (1700, 1500, 1600, and 1800) each draw at least 40,500 searches.

On-the-hour times beat half-hour times 3.8 to 1. Times ending in 00 account for 407,600 monthly searches, while their :30 counterparts in the same hours account for 106,290. People overwhelmingly convert whole hours.

At the quiet end, 0230 and 0330 tie as the least searched entries at 260searches per month each: deep overnight hours that few schedules ever reference.

Methodology

Search volumes are US monthly averages from Google Ads keyword data, retrieved 2026-10-01 via the DataForSEO API. Each query follows the pattern "HHMM military time", and only the 48 on-the-hour and half-hour times of a full day are included. Rankings and shares are computed directly from the retrieved volumes with no adjustments.

Convert any military time

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most searched military time?

1700 military time (5:00 PM) is the most searched, with about 49,500 US searches per month. The runner-up is 1500 (3:00 PM) at 40,500 searches per month.

Why are afternoon military times searched more than morning ones?

Afternoon and early evening hours from 1300 to 2000 account for 72.5 percent of all searches in this data set. Morning hours like 0800 read the same as standard time, so fewer people need a converter, while PM hours require subtracting 12 from the hour.

Are on-the-hour or half-hour military times searched more?

On-the-hour times win by a wide margin: 407,600 monthly searches versus 106,290 for half-hour times, a ratio of about 3.8 to 1.

Where does this search volume data come from?

Search volumes are US monthly averages from Google Ads keyword data, retrieved 2026-10-01 via the DataForSEO API.