Time Converter

Convert between seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.

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Background

Time uses base-60 (sec→min), base-24 (hr→day), and irregular months. These irregularities make manual conversion error-prone, especially for payroll and project planning.

Calendar Irregularity

Months: 28–31 days. Years: 365 (366 leap). Finance uses 30/360, actual/365, or actual/actual conventions.

Decimal Time in Payroll

7 hr 30 min = 7.5 decimal hours. Common source of payroll errors if done manually.

How to Use This Calculator

Select 'Time'
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Select your source unit
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Applications

Payroll and Time Tracking

8 hr 15 min = 8.25 decimal hours. Ensures accurate wage calculations.

Project Planning

90 days ≈ 13 weeks or 3 months. Working days depend on weekends/holidays.

Scientific Calculations

1 ms repeated 86.4M times = 1 day. Rate calculations need precise time conversions.

Time Management

Our time converter tool can help you manage your time more effectively by allowing you to easily convert between different units of time, such as hours to minutes or days to weeks. This can help you plan and schedule your tasks more accurately and make the most of your time.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you convert minutes to decimal hours?

Divide by 60. 45 min = 0.75 hr. So 2 hr 45 min = 2.75 decimal hours.

How many seconds in a day?

86,400 seconds (24 × 60 × 60).

How many working days in a year?

~260 (52 weeks × 5 days) minus ~10–12 public holidays = 248–250 working days in Australia.

How do you convert hours to decimal minutes?

To convert hours to decimal minutes, multiply the number of hours by 60.

How many days in a year?

There are 365 days in a non-leap year and 366 days in a leap year.