# Time and Dates

## Time

When writing about a time of day, use a.m. or p.m. instead of This AM or A.M. For example:

> *The meeting is at 9 a.m*

Use numerals except for noon and midnight, but do not write 12 noon or 12 midnight.&#x20;

Use a colon to separate hours from minutes, but do not use :00 to express even hours. it is 4 p.m. not 4:00 p.m.

To express a time range in running text, use from and to, like this

> The luncheon presentation will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A hyphen is acceptable when the time range stands alone, outside of a complete sentence. For example:

> Noon - 3 p.m.

## Dates

Except for news releases, dates are used with the month written out and the full year. For news releases, abbreviate the month with a period: *Nov.1*

For references to only the month and year (no day), do not use a comma. Use a comma after year when the month, date and year are included.

*President Ikenberry visited India in December 2018.*\
\&#xNAN;*President Killeen spoke on September 22, 2015, in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.*

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