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Time Converter

Time measures the duration between events. The SI base unit is the second. Larger units build up through minutes, hours, and days. Calendar month and year values here use the average Gregorian length, so they are approximate for any specific month or year; astronomy uses its own precisely defined years.

36 units supported Base unit second (s)

1 s
0.016666667 min

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About time conversion

Time conversion is commonly needed when scheduling, timers, project planning, and physics. Month and year use average calendar lengths, so they are approximate for any specific date range.

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Convert Second to other time units

1 s expressed in every other time unit on this site.

  • Millisecond ms 1,000
  • Microsecond µs 1,000,000
  • Nanosecond ns 1,000,000,000
  • Picosecond ps 1,000,000,000,000
  • Femtosecond fs 1,000,000,000,000,000
  • Attosecond as 1e+18
  • Shake shake 100,000,000
  • Planck Time tP 1.8548584e+43
  • Minute min 0.016666667
  • Hour h 0.00027777778
  • Day d 0.000011574074
  • Week wk 0.0000016534392
  • Fortnight fortnight 8.2671958e-7
  • Month mo 3.8026486e-7
  • Quarter qtr 1.2675495e-7
  • Year yr 3.1688739e-8
  • Decade decade 3.1688739e-9
  • Century century 3.1688739e-10
  • Millennium millennium 3.1688739e-11
  • Day (sidereal) d (sid) 0.000011605763
  • Hour (sidereal) h (sid) 0.00027853831
  • Minute (sidereal) min (sid) 0.016712299
  • Second (sidereal) s (sid) 1.0027379
  • Week (Julian) wk (Jul) 0.0000016534392
  • Month (synodic) mo (syn) 3.9193494e-7
  • Year (Julian) yr (Jul) 3.1688088e-8
  • Year (leap) yr (leap) 3.1623153e-8
  • Year (tropical) yr (trop) 3.1688761e-8
  • Year (sidereal) yr (sid) 3.1687536e-8
  • Year (common) yr (365d) 3.1709792e-8
  • Quinquennial 5 yr 6.3419584e-9
  • Septennial 7 yr 4.5299703e-9
  • Octennial 8 yr 3.963724e-9
  • Novennial 9 yr 3.5233102e-9
  • Quindecennial 15 yr 2.1139861e-9

Complete list of time units

All 36 units this converter supports, each stated against the second (s).

36 units

Every time unit, stated against the second
Unit Symbol System In seconds Conversions
Second s SI base unit (s)
Millisecond ms SI 1 ms = 0.001 s
Microsecond µs SI 1 µs = 0.000001 s
Nanosecond ns SI 1 ns = 1e-9 s
Picosecond ps SI 1 ps = 1e-12 s
Femtosecond fs SI 1 fs = 1e-15 s
Attosecond as SI 1 as = 1e-18 s
Shake shake Other 1 shake = 1e-8 s
Planck Time tP Other 1 tP = 5.391247e-44 s
Minute min Other 1 min = 60 s
Hour h Other 1 h = 3,600 s
Day d Other 1 d = 86,400 s
Week wk Other 1 wk = 604,800 s
Fortnight fortnight Other 1 fortnight = 1,209,600 s
Month mo Other 1 mo = 2,629,746 s
Quarter qtr Other 1 qtr = 7,889,238 s
Year yr Other 1 yr = 31,556,952 s
Decade decade Other 1 decade = 315,569,520 s
Century century Other 1 century = 3,155,695,200 s
Millennium millennium Other 1 millennium = 31,556,952,000 s
Day (sidereal) d (sid) Other 1 d (sid) = 86,164.0905 s
Hour (sidereal) h (sid) Other 1 h (sid) = 3,590.17041667 s
Minute (sidereal) min (sid) Other 1 min (sid) = 59.8361736111 s
Second (sidereal) s (sid) Other 1 s (sid) = 0.9972695602 s
Week (Julian) wk (Jul) Other 1 wk (Jul) = 604,800 s
Month (synodic) mo (syn) Other 1 mo (syn) = 2,551,443.84 s
Year (Julian) yr (Jul) Other 1 yr (Jul) = 31,557,600 s
Year (leap) yr (leap) Other 1 yr (leap) = 31,622,400 s
Year (tropical) yr (trop) Other 1 yr (trop) = 31,556,930 s
Year (sidereal) yr (sid) Other 1 yr (sid) = 31,558,149.54 s
Year (common) yr (365d) Other 1 yr (365d) = 31,536,000 s
Quinquennial 5 yr Other 1 5 yr = 157,680,000 s
Septennial 7 yr Other 1 7 yr = 220,752,000 s
Octennial 8 yr Other 1 8 yr = 252,288,000 s
Novennial 9 yr Other 1 9 yr = 283,824,000 s
Quindecennial 15 yr Other 1 15 yr = 473,040,000 s

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Frequently asked questions

What is the base unit for time?

Time conversions on this site are calculated against the second (s).

Which time units can I convert?

You can convert between 36 units, including second, millisecond, microsecond, nanosecond, and more.

Where is time conversion useful?

It is commonly needed when scheduling, timers, project planning, and physics.

Does this converter mix measurement systems?

The converter supports SI, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.

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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.