Scenario 1
Standard workday
9:00 to 17:30 minus 30 min break = 8.0 hours worked.
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Time Duration Calculator
Enter a start time, end time, and break minutes — get total hours worked.
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Quick insights
Decimal hours
8 h
Earnings
$320.00
Quick answer
How do I calculate time worked between two times?
Convert both times to minutes, subtract start from end, subtract any break, then convert back to hours and minutes.
How it works
From inputs to result in four steps
A quick walkthrough of what this calculator does behind the scenes.
- 1
End minutes − Start minutes = total minutes worked
- 2
Subtract any break time
- 3
Convert back to hours and minutes
Formula
The math behind the number
No black box — here's exactly how the result is computed.
Formula
Start total = Start hour × 60 + Start minute
End total = End hour × 60 + End minute
Worked min = End total − Start total − Break minutes
Worked hrs = Worked min / 60Examples
Real-world scenarios
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Scenario 2
Long shift
7:00 to 19:00 minus 60 min break = 11.0 hours worked.
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