How Many Hours Between 09:00 and 18:00?
There are exactly 9.00 hours between 09:00 and 18:00 (540 minutes / 32400 seconds).
Legal notes for this shift
Mandatory break
For 09:00 hours of attendance, at least 30 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 0:30 hours. Whether this triggers an overtime premium depends on the employment or collective agreement.
Daily rest
After finishing at 18:00, an uninterrupted rest period of 11 hours is required (§ 5 ArbZG). The earliest permitted next start is 05:00.
Net Work Hours from 09:00 to 18:00 (after break)
As a work shift, 09:00–18:00 gives 08:30 net with a 30-minute break — that is 8.50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 18:00 | 30 min | 08:30 | 8.50 | |
Calculating the Duration from 09:00 to 18:00
From 09:00 to 18:00 is 9 hours. In decimal form — the format payroll and billing systems use — that is 9.00 hours, ready to multiply directly by an hourly rate.
Legal & practical context for 09:00–18:00
This period is the classic 9-to-5 office pattern used across corporate, financial and administrative sectors, and the basis of a standard 40-hour week. With flex-time policies, employees can shift their exact start and end. Because the shift exceeds 6 hours, labour rules require deducting a rest break (typically 30 minutes) from elapsed time to reach net work hours for payroll. Under the FLSA, remember that overtime is a weekly threshold — hours beyond 40 in a week, not beyond 8 in a day.
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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.