How many hours is 12 PM to 12 AM?
After a 30-minute unpaid lunch: 11 h 30 min (11.50 h).
12 PM to 12 AM with breaks
| Unpaid break | Hours worked | Decimal | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| none | 12:00 | 12.00 | 60.00 h |
| 15 min | 11:45 | 11.75 | 58.75 h |
| 30 min | 11:30 | 11.50 | 57.50 h |
| 45 min | 11:15 | 11.25 | 56.25 h |
| 60 min | 11:00 | 11.00 | 55.00 h |
How it’s worked out
The finish is earlier on the clock than the start, so the shift crosses midnight: (0:00 + 24:00) − 12:00 = 12:00. On the night clocks change for daylight saving it is an hour shorter (spring) or longer (autumn); the hours calculator can adjust for that.
A single 12-hour day is not overtime under federal law, which counts only hours over 40 in a workweek. In California, Alaska and (for lower-paid workers) Nevada, paid hours over 8 in a day earn 1.5×; see overtime rules by state.
Similar shifts
- 8 AM to 8 PM 12:00
- 6 AM to 6 PM 12:00
- 7 AM to 7 PM 12:00
- 7 PM to 7 AM 12:00
- 12 PM to 8 PM 8:00
- 9 AM to 9 PM 12:00
- 6 PM to 6 AM 12:00
- 8 PM to 8 AM 12:00
Questions people ask
How many hours is 12 PM to 12 AM?
12 PM to 12 AM is 12 h (12.00 hours), counting through midnight. With a 30-minute unpaid lunch it is 11 h 30 min of paid work, or 11.50 decimal hours.
How many hours is 12 PM to 12 AM with a 1-hour lunch?
11 h, or 11.00 hours.
How many hours a week is 12 PM to 12 AM, five days a week?
Five 12 PM–12 AM shifts are 60.00 hours on the clock. With a 30-minute unpaid lunch each day that is 57.50 paid hours, of which 17.50 are overtime under the federal 40-hour rule.