WhenMathTime Unit Converter
Convert between fixed-length elapsed-time units, namely seconds, minutes, hours, days, and weeks. A "day" here always means exactly 24 hours, not a calendar day, since calendar days can vary with daylight saving. For calendar-based conversions, see Date & Calendar Math instead.
Worked example
Converting 90 minutes to hours gives 90 x 60 seconds = 5,400 seconds, divided by 3,600 seconds per hour, which is 1.5 hours. Converting 2.5 days to hours gives 2.5 x 86,400 seconds = 216,000 seconds, divided by 3,600, which is 60 hours. A week is always 168 hours (7 x 24), regardless of any daylight-saving transition that might fall inside it.
Fixed units, not calendar units
Every unit here is a fixed multiple of a second. A minute is always 60 seconds, an hour always 3,600, a day always 86,400, and a week always 604,800. A calendar day can actually be 23 or 25 hours in a zone that observes daylight saving, and a calendar month has no fixed length at all, which is why calendar-based conversions live on Date & Calendar Math instead of here.
Limitations
This converts fixed elapsed-time units only. It does not convert calendar months or years, since those vary in length and have no fixed number of seconds.
Frequently asked questions
- Does a "day" here account for daylight saving?
- No. A day is always exactly 24 hours (86,400 seconds) here. For a calendar day that may be 23 or 25 hours during a daylight-saving transition, use an engine in Date & Calendar Math or Time Zones & Meetings instead.