# Powerchart historical timerange 24hours **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [June 27, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-historical-timerange-24hours/107872 "2025-06-27T08:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stef\_Van\_Poucke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Stef\_Van\_Poucke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Van_Poucke)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-historical-timerange-24hours/107872/1 "2025-06-27T08:07:57Z")
Hi, I have some powercharts and each historical range selector uses AM/PM for the time. In config timeFormat is set to HH:mm:ss so I would expect a 24hour format in the selector. What am I missing? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/a/4a794c08c18173f63d714fe65057de89fc2ac101.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/5/25a5cb4af16d3627e32c4c1142ba63471fb4e116.png) ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-historical-timerange-24hours/107872/2 "2025-06-27T11:01:06Z")
No can do! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/0/b064923641f6673213d114e7d73b2433b166e9f0.png) The timeFormat property only controls the range display. The Set Date Range popup is not affected and always uses 12-hour AM/PM. (I don't like it either.) ---
**Author:** ![Stef\_Van\_Poucke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Stef\_Van\_Poucke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Van_Poucke)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-historical-timerange-24hours/107872/3 "2025-06-27T11:17:54Z")
oh wow thats annoying. we've had multiple comments that its confusing for our users. upvoted this feature's and ideas post so if others come across this forum post maybe they can upvot it too [Date Range component : Date Style with format | Voters | Inductive Automation](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/date-range-component-date-style-with-format) ---
**Author:** ![Simen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Simen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simen)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-historical-timerange-24hours/107872/4 "2026-10-01T12:15:49Z")
According to my favorite AI, 60% of the world uses the 24-hour clock. Yet every time we use the historical date picker in Ignition PowerChart, we get a little refresher course in AM and PM. I can troubleshoot SCADA software, design electrical automation cabinets and commission them, but apparently selecting a time range is where things get a little complicated. Could we please have a 24-hour option? Iā€™m trying to figure out what went wrong at 14:00, not what 14:00 is in American. šŸ„² As you might be able to tell, I'm a little annoyed after all this time, it seems like an easy fix. Hoping for improvements soon! šŸ™‚ I understand it might be possible to implement your own date picker using startDate and endDate, mode and rangeStartDate and rangeEndDate, but that **shouldn't** be necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-historical-timerange-24hours/107872/5 "2026-10-01T12:45:29Z")
It seems like it would be pretty easy to add a property to the power chart to use AM/PM or 24 hour clock.