Hours Calculator
Work out how many hours and minutes there are between two times, deducting any unpaid break. If the end time is earlier than the start time, an overnight shift crossing midnight is assumed. Add an hourly rate to see earnings for the shift.
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Total Hours
8 h
8:00 between 09:00 and 17:30
Breakdown
- Start
- 09:00
- End
- 17:30
- Gross Span
- 8:30
- Break Deducted
- 0:30
- Net Time Worked
- 8:00
- Decimal Hours
- 8
How this was calculated
- 11. Convert times to minutes09:00 = 540 min · 17:30 = 1050 min
- 22. Subtract start from end1050 − 540 = 510 min
- 33. Deduct the break510 − 30 = 480 min
- 44. Convert to hours480 ÷ 60 = 8 h
Shift at a glance
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Formula
Total Hours = (End − Start) − Break, wrapping +24 h when End < Start
Pro tips
- • Use 24-hour time (09:30) to avoid AM/PM ambiguity.
- • Night shifts: just enter the times as they happened — overnight wrap is automatic.
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