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Used to mark the exact conclusion of the current day. It is the only time where the hour "24" is permitted, and it must be followed by "00" for minutes and seconds. 2. Common Use Cases
Shift schedules use 00:00 for shifts starting at midnight and 24:00 for shifts ending at midnight. 3. Conversion Guide 24:00:00
A store open "00:00–24:00" is open for the full 24-hour cycle. Used to mark the exact conclusion of the current day
The most recent international standard for time representation has officially disallowed the use of "24" as an hour, favoring "00:00" to represent the beginning of the day. Common Use Cases Shift schedules use 00:00 for
Bus or train timetables may show 00:00 as a departure time (starting the day) and 24:00 as an arrival time (ending the day).
While they represent the same physical moment, the choice of notation depends on the perspective of the time interval:
Many programming languages and digital devices do not allow "24:00:00" as a valid input, automatically defaulting it to "00:00:00" of the next day.