What is 1730 Military Time: Step-by-Step Conversion Guide

Do you know what time 1730 Military Time is? I know that converting Military Time can be a bit complicated, but not when you know the simple and helpful formula for converting 24-Hour Time Format.

In case you don’t want to use this formula that shows you how to convert 1730 Military Time to Normal Time and only want to know the answer, here you have a short, but useful answer to your question:

1730 Military Time or 1730 Hours (24-Hour time format) is equivalent to 5:30 PM in Normal Time or Standard Time (12-Hour time format). 1730 Military Time is read as “seventeen thirty hours“, and it is written without a colon between the hours and minutes.

For those of you who are interested in a simple conversion formula, here is the formula that helps you understand the conversion of 1730 Military Time.

What Time is 1730 Military Time? 1730 Hours Conversion Guide

First of all, it is important to know the basics of Military Time. Military Time always contains 4 digits where the first 2 digits are for hours and the second 2 digits are for minutes.

This simple image below explains to you the basic rule of conversion:

In addition, if you have a Military Time greater or equal than 13:00, you have to subtract 12 hours from the given time. And that’s all you need to know.

Now, let’s move on to explaining the simplest way of how you can convert 1730 Hours into the Standard Time.

Step 1
First, divide the given time to hours and minutes. For 1730 Military Time it is 17 hours and 30 minutes.

Step 2
Then pay attention to whether the given time is greater than 1300 or not. 1730 it is greater than 1300 so use the subtraction rule for the hours: 17 – 12 = 5 hours.

Step 3
Minutes are the same in the Military Time as so as in the Standard Time, so 30 minutes is still 30 minutes.

Step 4
Add the colon between calculated hours and minutes and the result will be 5:30.

Step 5
As 1730 is greater than 1200 so according to about mentioned rule add PM after calculated time so the result will be 5:30 PM normal time.

So what is 1730 military time? The correct answer is 5:30 PM standard time.

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What is 0530 PM Military Time?

As we do not use AM and PM in Military Time or in 24-Hour Time Format this question is incorrect.

The correct question should be: What is 5:30 PM in Military Time? Or maybe: What is military time for 5:30 PM? But, someone who is not familiar with Military Time may ask this question in the wrong way.

To answer the question, you have two options:

• 5:30 PM Military Time is 5:30 PM Standard Time
• 5:30 PM Standard Time is 1730 Hours Military Time

How to convert 0530 PM to Military Time?

To convert 5:30 PM, you have to follow the same rules as for converting time in the opposite way. The only change is you don’t subtract 12 from Military Time greater than 1300, but you add 12 hours to PM hours.

Conversion of 5:30 PM to Military Time is described below:

• 5:30 PM belongs to PM hours so you add 12 hours to the given time
• 5 + 12 hours = 17 hours
• Minutes are always the same no matter what time format you use
• Remove PM and colon
• The conversion of 5:30 PM is 1730 Military Time

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How to Read and Write 1730 Military Time?

You already know how to convert 1730 Hours and now it’s time to learn how to read and write this specific time.

This table explains everything you need to know about reading and writing 1730 Hours Time and related times:

Standard Clock	How to Write Military Clock	How to Read Military Clock
5:30 PM	1730 Hours	seventeen thirty hours
5:45 PM	1745 Hours	seventeen fourty five hours
5:00 PM	1700 Hours	seventeen hunderd hours
5:15 PM	1715 Hours	seventeen fifteen hours

Conclusion

I hope 1730 Military Time (1730 Hours) conversion was not a difficult task for you, but the clarification of AM and PM is an important reminder:

• When the value of Military Time is greater than 1200 it will be PM
• When the value of Military Time is less than 1200 it will be AM
• 2400 (0000) is an exceptional case because it is considered as AM (12:00 AM)

If it is still confusing for you, you can read the article on Military Time Charts where you find a conversion chart for all hours on the hour. Or you can use the page with Military Time Converter, where you can find an explanation on how to use the converter.