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How many hours between 12:00 AM and 5:00 AM?

Answer: 5 hours

We convert both times into minutes from the start of the day, subtract, and if the result is negative we treat the end time as the next day (midnight crossing).

Readable form: 12:00 AM → 5:00 AM = 5 hours

Quick Answer

How long is 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM?

These expressions all describe the same result:

Hours between 12:00 AM and 5:00 AM = 5 hours
12:00 AM to 5:00 AM = 5 hours
Time difference from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM is 5 hours

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Detailed Math (Step-by-Step)

Full minute-based operation shown clearly.

Step 1: Convert both times to minutes

Start time 12:00 AM
Start in minutes 0 minutes from 00:00
End time 5:00 AM
End in minutes 300 minutes from 00:00
Minute formula: difference_minutes = end_minutes − start_minutes

Step 2: Subtract (and handle midnight crossing)

Raw subtraction 300 − 0 = 300
Difference (minutes) 300 minutes
Convert to hours 300 ÷ 60 = 5 hours
Readable form: 5 hours
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Examples table

Common hour differences.

Start End Difference Notes
9:00 AM 5:00 PM 8 hours Same day
8:00 AM 12:00 PM 4 hours Same day
11:00 PM 2:00 AM 3 hours Crosses midnight
10:15 AM 6:45 PM 8.5 hours
8 hours + 30 minutes
Same day
7:30 PM 1:00 AM 5.5 hours
5 hours + 30 minutes
Crosses midnight

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