Second Conversion Calculator

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What Is a Second?

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A second is a unit used to measure time.

The second is the SI base unit for time in the metric system. Seconds can be abbreviated as s, and are also sometimes abbreviated as sec. For example, 1 second can be written as 1 s or 1 sec.

How Much Is a Second?

The second has historically been defined as 1/60 of a minute or 1/86,400 of a day. According to the SI definition, the second is the duration of 9,192,631,770 oscillations of the frequency of light emitted from the atomic transition between the two hyperfine levels of the unperturbed ground state of the caesium 133 atom.[1]

How to Convert Seconds

To convert seconds to another unit of time, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.[2]

You can find the conversion factors for seconds in the conversion table below.

Then, multiply the time measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.

seconds × conversion factor = result

You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.

Second Conversion Table

Seconds and the equivalent time durations
seconds centuries decades years months weeks days hours minutes milliseconds microseconds nanoseconds
1 s 0.00000000031689 c 0.0000000031689 0.000000031689 yr 0.00000038026 mo 0.0000016534 wk 0.000011574 d 0.000278 hr 0.016667 min 1,000 ms 1,000,000 µs 1,000,000,000 ns
2 s 0.00000000063377 c 0.0000000063377 0.000000063377 yr 0.00000076053 mo 0.0000033069 wk 0.000023148 d 0.000556 hr 0.033333 min 2,000 ms 2,000,000 µs 2,000,000,000 ns
3 s 0.00000000095066 c 0.0000000095066 0.000000095066 yr 0.0000011408 mo 0.0000049603 wk 0.000034722 d 0.000833 hr 0.05 min 3,000 ms 3,000,000 µs 3,000,000,000 ns
4 s 0.0000000012675 c 0.000000012675 0.00000012675 yr 0.0000015211 mo 0.0000066138 wk 0.000046296 d 0.001111 hr 0.066667 min 4,000 ms 4,000,000 µs 4,000,000,000 ns
5 s 0.0000000015844 c 0.000000015844 0.00000015844 yr 0.0000019013 mo 0.0000082672 wk 0.00005787 d 0.001389 hr 0.083333 min 5,000 ms 5,000,000 µs 5,000,000,000 ns
6 s 0.0000000019013 c 0.000000019013 0.00000019013 yr 0.0000022816 mo 0.0000099206 wk 0.000069444 d 0.001667 hr 0.1 min 6,000 ms 6,000,000 µs 6,000,000,000 ns
7 s 0.0000000022182 c 0.000000022182 0.00000022182 yr 0.0000026619 mo 0.000011574 wk 0.000081019 d 0.001944 hr 0.116667 min 7,000 ms 7,000,000 µs 7,000,000,000 ns
8 s 0.0000000025351 c 0.000000025351 0.00000025351 yr 0.0000030421 mo 0.000013228 wk 0.000092593 d 0.002222 hr 0.133333 min 8,000 ms 8,000,000 µs 8,000,000,000 ns
9 s 0.000000002852 c 0.00000002852 0.0000002852 yr 0.0000034224 mo 0.000014881 wk 0.000104 d 0.0025 hr 0.15 min 9,000 ms 9,000,000 µs 9,000,000,000 ns
10 s 0.0000000031689 c 0.000000031689 0.00000031689 yr 0.0000038026 mo 0.000016534 wk 0.000116 d 0.002778 hr 0.166667 min 10,000 ms 10,000,000 µs 10,000,000,000 ns
11 s 0.0000000034858 c 0.000000034858 0.00000034858 yr 0.0000041829 mo 0.000018188 wk 0.000127 d 0.003056 hr 0.183333 min 11,000 ms 11,000,000 µs 11,000,000,000 ns
12 s 0.0000000038026 c 0.000000038026 0.00000038026 yr 0.0000045632 mo 0.000019841 wk 0.000139 d 0.003333 hr 0.2 min 12,000 ms 12,000,000 µs 12,000,000,000 ns
13 s 0.0000000041195 c 0.000000041195 0.00000041195 yr 0.0000049434 mo 0.000021495 wk 0.00015 d 0.003611 hr 0.216667 min 13,000 ms 13,000,000 µs 13,000,000,000 ns
14 s 0.0000000044364 c 0.000000044364 0.00000044364 yr 0.0000053237 mo 0.000023148 wk 0.000162 d 0.003889 hr 0.233333 min 14,000 ms 14,000,000 µs 14,000,000,000 ns
15 s 0.0000000047533 c 0.000000047533 0.00000047533 yr 0.000005704 mo 0.000024802 wk 0.000174 d 0.004167 hr 0.25 min 15,000 ms 15,000,000 µs 15,000,000,000 ns
16 s 0.0000000050702 c 0.000000050702 0.00000050702 yr 0.0000060842 mo 0.000026455 wk 0.000185 d 0.004444 hr 0.266667 min 16,000 ms 16,000,000 µs 16,000,000,000 ns
17 s 0.0000000053871 c 0.000000053871 0.00000053871 yr 0.0000064645 mo 0.000028108 wk 0.000197 d 0.004722 hr 0.283333 min 17,000 ms 17,000,000 µs 17,000,000,000 ns
18 s 0.000000005704 c 0.00000005704 0.0000005704 yr 0.0000068448 mo 0.000029762 wk 0.000208 d 0.005 hr 0.3 min 18,000 ms 18,000,000 µs 18,000,000,000 ns
19 s 0.0000000060209 c 0.000000060209 0.00000060209 yr 0.000007225 mo 0.000031415 wk 0.00022 d 0.005278 hr 0.316667 min 19,000 ms 19,000,000 µs 19,000,000,000 ns
20 s 0.0000000063377 c 0.000000063377 0.00000063377 yr 0.0000076053 mo 0.000033069 wk 0.000231 d 0.005556 hr 0.333333 min 20,000 ms 20,000,000 µs 20,000,000,000 ns

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References

  1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures, The International System of Units, 9th Edition, 2019, https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf
  2. National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion

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