20:00 in 24-hour time is 8:00 PM.
To convert 20:00 to 12-hour format, subtract 12 from the hour: 20 − 12 = 8. Since 20:00 is past noon, it is PM. The result is 8:00 PM. This same rule applies to any hour from 13:00 to 23:00 — subtract 12 to get the 12-hour equivalent.
20:00 is prime time in many countries — the hour when the most-watched TV programmes begin, and a popular start time for evening events, cinema screenings, and concerts. In Southern Europe, 20:00 is also a normal dinner time. The hour is widely used in 24-hour notation on event tickets, streaming schedules, and venue listings around the world.
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Common afternoon times:
| Format | Result |
|---|---|
| 12-hour AM/PM | 8:00 PM |
| Military time | 2000 |
| 24-hour | 12-hour AM/PM |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | 12:00 PM (noon) |
| 13:00 | 1:00 PM |
| 14:00 | 2:00 PM |
| 15:00 | 3:00 PM |
| 16:00 | 4:00 PM |
| 17:00 | 5:00 PM |
| 18:00 | 6:00 PM |
| 19:00 | 7:00 PM |
| 20:00 | 8:00 PM |
| 21:00 | 9:00 PM |
| 22:00 | 10:00 PM |
| 23:00 | 11:00 PM |
20:00 in 24-hour time is 8:00 PM. To convert, subtract 12 from the hour: 20 − 12 = 8. Since 20:00 is past noon, the result is 8:00 PM. The minutes stay the same — so 20:30 is 8:30 PM, and 20:45 is 8:45 PM.
Subtract 12 from the hour: 20 − 12 = 8. The result is 8:00 PM. This rule applies to all hours from 13:00 to 23:00. For 12:00, no subtraction is needed — it stays as 12:00 PM. For hours from 00:00 to 11:59, the period is AM.
20:00 is PM. In the 24-hour system, 00:00 to 11:59 corresponds to AM, and 12:00 to 23:59 corresponds to PM. Since 20 is greater than 12, it is in the PM half of the day — specifically 8:00 PM.
8:00 PM in 24-hour format is 20:00. To convert any PM time to 24-hour format, add 12 to the hour — except 12:00 PM, which stays as 12:00. For example, 8 PM + 12 = 20:00, 9 PM + 12 = 21:00, and 11 PM + 12 = 23:00.