Dates & Time

8 Hour Shift Calculator (End Time & Break)

Enter when your shift starts and how long lunch is, and it gives your end time, the halfway point, and your net hours after the break. It also handles 4, 6, 10, and 12 hour shifts.

How to use
  1. Enter your shift start time.
  2. Pick the shift length and enter your lunch length.
Start
Clock-out time
5:00 PM

8 h shift from 9:00 AM

Net paid hours
7.50 h
Halfway point
1:00 PM
Out for 8 net hours
5:30 PM
Date math uses your inputs as given; check time-zone and leap-year edge cases.
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Common questions

When does an 8 hour shift starting at 9 AM end?

At 5 PM with no break, or 5:30 PM if you take a 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Is lunch counted in an 8 hour shift?

Usually not. An unpaid lunch extends your time at work, so an 8-hour shift with a 30-minute lunch spans 8.5 hours.

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