Hours Calculator: How Many Hours Between Two Times?
Look up how many hours are between two times in the table below, or enter your own start and end times to total a whole week. Monday to Friday start filled in with 9 to 5, and Saturday and Sunday start empty for any weekend shift. Unpaid breaks come off each day, and a shift that ends after midnight counts into the next morning.
How to use the Hours Calculator
- Enter a start and end time for each day you worked, weekends included. Clear both times on a day to leave it out.
- Type the unpaid break for that day in minutes. The default is 30.
- If a shift ends after midnight, enter the end time as it reads on the clock, such as 02:00. The calculator counts it into the next morning. An end time equal to the start time counts as a 24-hour shift.
- Add an hourly rate if you want the pay as well, then press Calculate. The total shows in hours to 2 decimal places and the pay to the cent.
The hours calculation
Hours = (End time − Start time) − Breaks
Both times are converted to minutes since midnight, subtracted, and divided by 60. Cross-midnight shifts add 24 hours to the end time before subtracting. Breaks are subtracted separately.
Worked example
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute lunch break: 8.5 − 0.5 = 8 hours, shown as 8.00. 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM with a 45-minute break, an overnight shift: 8 − 0.75 = 7.25 hours. A week with a Saturday: the page starts with Monday to Friday at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a 30-minute break, 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 for the five days. Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a 30-minute break adds 5.5, so Total Hours shows 43.00. At $20.00 an hour, Total Pay shows $860.00.
How many hours between common times
Start and end times that come up often, worked out to the minute. For any other pair, use the calculator above.
| Start | End | Hours and minutes | Decimal hours | Total minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 4 hours | 4 | 240 |
| 2:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 7 hours | 7 | 420 |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 9 hours | 9 | 540 |
| 2:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 12 hours | 12 | 720 |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 15 hours | 15 | 900 |
| 6:00 AM | 2:30 PM | 8 hours 30 minutes | 8.5 | 510 |
| 6:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 6 hours | 6 | 360 |
| 8:30 AM | 4:30 PM | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 10:30 AM | 5:30 PM | 7 hours | 7 | 420 |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 3 hours | 3 | 180 |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 2 hours | 2 | 120 |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 4 hours | 4 | 240 |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 5 hours | 5 | 300 |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 9 hours | 9 | 540 |
| 12:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes | 3.5 | 210 |
| 12:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 4 hours 30 minutes | 4.5 | 270 |
| 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 5 hours | 5 | 300 |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 2 hours | 2 | 120 |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 3 hours | 3 | 180 |
| 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 4 hours | 4 | 240 |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 5 hours | 5 | 300 |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 6 hours | 6 | 360 |
| 2:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 6 hours 30 minutes | 6.5 | 390 |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 7 hours | 7 | 420 |
| 2:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 7 hours 30 minutes | 7.5 | 450 |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 9 hours | 9 | 540 |
| 2:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 4 hours | 4 | 240 |
| 2:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 6 hours 30 minutes | 6.5 | 390 |
| Start | End | Hours and minutes | Decimal hours | Total minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | 12 hours | 12 | 720 |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | 10 hours | 10 | 600 |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | 9 hours | 9 | 540 |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 7:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) | 12 hours | 12 | 720 |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) | 8 hours | 8 | 480 |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 PM (next day) | 15 hours | 15 | 900 |
How an overnight span is counted
When the end time reads earlier on the clock than the start time, the span runs past midnight. Count the hours up to midnight, then add the hours after it. For 2 PM to 2 AM that is 10 hours to midnight plus 2 hours after, so 12 hours. The calculator does the same sum another way. It adds 24 hours to the end time, so 2 AM becomes 26:00, and 26 − 14 = 12.
Common shifts, one page each
Each page answers one start and end time, with and without a 30-minute unpaid break.
Starting in the morning
- 5am to 9am · 4 h
- 5am to 1pm · 8 h
- 5am to 2pm · 9 h
- 5am to 2:30pm · 9.5 h
- 5am to 3:30pm · 10.5 h
- 5:30am to 12:30pm · 7 h
- 5:30am to 2pm · 8.5 h
- 6am to 12pm · 6 h
- 6am to 2pm · 8 h
- 6am to 2:30pm · 8.5 h
- 6am to 4pm · 10 h
- 6am to 6pm · 12 h
- 6:30am to 12:30pm · 6 h
- 6:30am to 1:30pm · 7 h
- 6:30am to 2:30pm · 8 h
- 7am to 3pm · 8 h
- 7am to 4pm · 9 h
- 7am to 5pm · 10 h
- 7am to 7pm · 12 h
- 7:30am to 2pm · 6.5 h
- 8am to 12pm · 4 h
- 8am to 2:40pm · 6.67 h
- 8am to 4pm · 8 h
- 8am to 5pm · 9 h
- 8am to 6pm · 10 h
- 8am to 8pm · 12 h
- 8:15am to 2pm · 5.75 h
- 8:30am to 4:30pm · 8 h
- 9am to 11am · 2 h
- 9am to 1pm · 4 h
- 9am to 3pm · 6 h
- 9am to 4pm · 7 h
- 9am to 5pm · 8 h
- 9am to 6pm · 9 h
- 9am to 9pm · 12 h
- 9:30am to 4:30pm · 7 h
- 10am to 2pm · 4 h
- 10am to 6pm · 8 h
- 10:30am to 4:15pm · 5.75 h
- 10:30am to 5:30pm · 7 h
- 10:30am to 6pm · 7.5 h
- 11am to 2pm · 3 h
- 11am to 5pm · 6 h
- 11am to 7pm · 8 h
- 11am to 9:30pm · 10.5 h
- 11:30am to 3pm · 3.5 h
- 11:30am to 3:30pm · 4 h
- 11:30am to 4:30pm · 5 h
Starting at noon or later, same day
- 12pm to 2pm · 2 h
- 12pm to 3pm · 3 h
- 12pm to 4pm · 4 h
- 12pm to 5pm · 5 h
- 12pm to 5:30pm · 5.5 h
- 12pm to 6pm · 6 h
- 12pm to 8pm · 8 h
- 12pm to 9pm · 9 h
- 12pm to 11pm · 11 h
- 12:30pm to 2:30pm · 2 h
- 12:30pm to 3:30pm · 3 h
- 12:30pm to 4pm · 3.5 h
- 12:30pm to 5pm · 4.5 h
- 12:30pm to 5:30pm · 5 h
- 1pm to 9pm · 8 h
- 2pm to 4pm · 2 h
- 2pm to 5pm · 3 h
- 2pm to 6pm · 4 h
- 2pm to 7pm · 5 h
- 2pm to 7:30pm · 5.5 h
- 2pm to 8pm · 6 h
- 2pm to 8:30pm · 6.5 h
- 2pm to 9pm · 7 h
- 2pm to 9:30pm · 7.5 h
- 2pm to 10pm · 8 h
- 2pm to 10:30pm · 8.5 h
- 2pm to 11pm · 9 h
- 2pm to 12am · 10 h
- 2:30pm to 4:30pm · 2 h
- 2:30pm to 6:30pm · 4 h
- 2:30pm to 8pm · 5.5 h
- 2:30pm to 9pm · 6.5 h
- 2:30pm to 10pm · 7.5 h
- 2:30pm to 10:30pm · 8 h
- 2:30pm to 11pm · 8.5 h
- 3pm to 11pm · 8 h
- 4pm to 12am · 8 h
- 4:30pm to 11pm · 6.5 h
- 5pm to 10pm · 5 h
- 6pm to 9pm · 3 h
- 6pm to 10pm · 4 h
- 6pm to 11pm · 5 h
- 6pm to 12am · 6 h
Overnight, ending the next day
- 2pm to 2am · 12 h
- 2pm to 3am · 13 h
- 2pm to 5am · 15 h
- 2pm to 12pm · 22 h
- 2pm to 2pm · 24 h
- 4pm to 2am · 10 h
- 5pm to 1am · 8 h
- 5pm to 2am · 9 h
- 5pm to 2pm · 21 h
- 6pm to 2am · 8 h
- 6pm to 6am · 12 h
- 6pm to 2pm · 20 h
- 7pm to 3am · 8 h
- 7pm to 7am · 12 h
- 8pm to 4am · 8 h
- 8pm to 6am · 10 h
- 8pm to 8am · 12 h
- 9pm to 5am · 8 h
- 10pm to 2am · 4 h
- 10pm to 6am · 8 h
- 11pm to 7am · 8 h
- 11pm to 2pm · 15 h
Starting between midnight and 5am
- 12am to 6am · 6 h
- 12am to 8am · 8 h
- 2am to 6am · 4 h
- 2am to 9am · 7 h
- 2am to 10am · 8 h
- 2am to 11am · 9 h
- 2am to 12pm · 10 h
- 2am to 2pm · 12 h
- 2am to 3pm · 13 h
- 2am to 4pm · 14 h
- 2am to 5pm · 15 h
- 2am to 9pm · 19 h
- 4am to 12:30pm · 8.5 h
Frequently asked questions
How many hours is 2 PM to 2 AM?
12 hours, or 720 minutes. There are 10 hours from 2 PM to midnight and 2 more from midnight to 2 AM.
How do I count an overnight shift with a break?
Work out the full span across midnight, then subtract the unpaid break. A 10 PM to 6 AM shift is 8 hours. Take off a 30-minute break and you worked 7 hours 30 minutes, or 7.5 hours.
How do I handle overtime?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the US Department of Labor says covered, non-exempt employees must get at least one and a half times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. State law or your contract can set other rules. The calculator gives total hours and doesn't sort them into regular and overtime.
Do weekend hours count as overtime?
Not because of the day. Fact Sheet 23 from the US Department of Labor says the Fair Labor Standards Act "does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest, as such." For covered, non-exempt employees, overtime depends on the hours over 40 in a workweek, a fixed 168-hour period that can start on any day and at any hour, so weekend hours count toward that 40 like any others. State law or your contract can set other rules. The week in the worked example totals 43 hours, which is 3 hours over 40 if those seven days are one workweek. The calculator shows the total only. The time card calculator splits regular and overtime hours at a threshold you enter.
Does this round to nearest 15 minutes?
No. The calculator counts every minute and shows the total in hours to 2 decimal places, so 7 hours 20 minutes shows as 7.33. If your employer rounds clock times, check its policy for the rule it uses.
What is the FLSA standard for breaks?
The US Department of Labor says federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. If an employer offers short breaks of about 5 to 20 minutes, they count as paid work time. A bona fide meal period, typically 30 minutes or more, is not work time and need not be paid if you are completely relieved from duty. Some states set their own meal and rest break rules, so check yours too.