How Many Hours Between 05:00 and 17:00?
There are exactly 12.00 hours between 05:00 and 17:00 (720 minutes / 43200 seconds).
Legal notes for this shift
Night premium
60 minutes of this shift fall in the night window (23:00–06:00). Under German law (§ 6 ArbZG) night work entitles the worker to a reasonable premium or compensatory time off.
Daily rest
After finishing at 17:00, an uninterrupted rest period of 11 hours is required (§ 5 ArbZG). The earliest permitted next start is 04:00.
Mandatory break
For 12:00 hours of attendance, at least 45 minutes of break must be deducted (§ 4 ArbZG: 30 min over 6 h, 45 min over 9 h).
Overtime
Net working time exceeds a standard 8-hour day by 3:30 hours. Whether this triggers an overtime premium depends on the employment or collective agreement.
Net Work Hours from 05:00 to 17:00 (after break)
As a work shift, 05:00–17:00 gives 11:30 net with a 30-minute break — that is 11.50 decimal hours for payroll.
Rest breaks are unpaid: a shift over 6 hours typically requires a 20–30 minute break that is deducted from paid time.
Timesheet — Zeit-Rechner.com
| Date | Start | End | Break | Net (h:mm) | Decimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 17:00 | 30 min | 11:30 | 11.50 | |
Calculating the Duration from 05:00 to 17:00
12 hours separate 05:00 from 17:00 — roughly 150% of a standard 8-hour workday.
Legal & practical context for 05:00–17:00
Accurately tracking this 12-hour duration is essential for billing clients, validating timesheets and scheduling project resources. Whether you run flexible flextime or bill hourly consulting work, an automated calculator removes rounding errors. Always subtract unpaid rest breaks to stay compliant with local labour rules.
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Note: This calculator and its content offer general guidance based on the assumptions given and do not constitute legal advice. The applicable statute, collective agreement and employment contract prevail.