Time Conversion Table
fractions of a second | metric name |
0,000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 | yoctosecond [ ys ] |
0,000 000 000 000 000 000 001 | zeptosecond [ zs ] |
0,000 000 000 000 000 001 | attosecond [ as ] |
0,000 000 000 000 001 | femtosecond [ fs ] |
0,000 000 000 001 [ trillionth ] | picosecond [ ps ] |
0,000 000 001 [ billionth ] | nanosecond [ ns ] |
0,000 001 [ millionth ] | microsecond [ µs ] |
0,001 [ thousandth ] | millisecond [ ms ] |
0.01 [ hundredth ] | centisecond [ cs ] |
1.0 | second [ s ] |
seconds to years | |
60 seconds | = 1 minute [ mean solar ] |
59.83617 seconds | = 1 minute [ sidereal ] |
60 minutes | = 1 hour |
24 hours | = 1 day |
3,600 seconds | = 1 hour |
86,400 seconds | = 1 day [ mean solar ] |
86,164.09 seconds | = 1 day [ sidereal ] |
7 days | = 1 week |
168 hours | = 1 week |
14 days | = 1 fortnight |
28, 29, 30 or 31 days | = 1 month |
365 days | = 1 year |
366 days | = 1 leap year |
12 months | = 1 year |
31,536,000 seconds | = 1 year [ calendar ] |
31,558,150 seconds | = 1 year [ sidereal ] |
31,556,930 seconds | = 1 year [ tropical ] |
9,460,550,000,000,000 metres | = 1 light year |
299,792,458 metres per second ( m/s ) | = speed of light |
parsec | = approx. 3.25 light years |
year intervals – anniversaries | number of years |
Biennial | 2 |
Triennial | 3 |
Quadrennial | 4 |
Quinquennial | 5 |
Hexennial * | 6 |
Septennial | 7 |
Octennial | 8 |
Novennial | 9 |
Decennial | 10 |
Hendecennial * | 11 |
Duodecennial | 12 |
Tredecennial * | 13 |
Quindecennial | 15 |
Sextodecennial * | 16 |
Septendecennial | 17 |
Vigintennial * | 20 |
Trigentennial * | 30 |
Quadragennial | 40 |
Quinquagenary | 50 |
Sexagennial * | 60 |
Septuagennial * | 70 |
Septuagesiquintennial * | 75 |
Octogintennial * | 80 |
Nonagintennial * | 90 |
Centennial | 100 |
Quasquicentennial | 125 |
Sesquicentennial | 150 |
Terquasquicentennial or Septaquintaquinquecentennial * | 175 |
Bicentennial | 200 |
Quasquibicentennial * | 225 |
Semiquincentennial * | 250 |
Tercentennial | 300 |
Semiseptcentennial * | 350 |
Quatercentenary | 400 |
Quincentennial | 500 |
Sexcentennial * | 600 |
Septcentennial * | 700 |
Octocentennial | 800 |
Millenial | 1,000 |
Quindecimillenial | 15,000 |
Note:- Interval names marked with a * do not appear in major dictionaries but follow a logical linguistic progression. |
A time conversion factor is a numerical value used to convert time measurements from one unit to another. Time can be measured in various units, such as seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (hr), days (day), and so on. Time conversion factors allow you to convert time measurements between different units based on their relationships.
Here are some common time conversion factors:
1. **Seconds to Minutes:** 1 minute (min) = 60 seconds (s)
– To convert seconds to minutes, divide the number of seconds by 60.
2. **Minutes to Hours:** 1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes (min)
– To convert minutes to hours, divide the number of minutes by 60.
3. **Hours to Days:** 1 day = 24 hours (hr)
– To convert hours to days, divide the number of hours by 24.
4. **Days to Weeks:** 1 week = 7 days
– To convert days to weeks, divide the number of days by 7.
5. **Weeks to Years:** 1 year = 52 weeks (approximately)
– To convert weeks to years, divide the number of weeks by 52 (approximately).
These conversion factors allow you to express time measurements in different units depending on the context or requirements of your calculations or analysis. They are commonly used in various fields such as physics, engineering, finance, and everyday life.