Time Converter Tool
Time
Conversion
Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events.
Time Units Explained
- Second (s): The base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI). Historically defined as 1/86400 of a day.
- Minute (min): A unit of time usually equal to 60 seconds.
- Hour (h): A unit of time conventionally reckoned as 1/24 of a day and scientifically reckoned as 3,599-3,601 seconds, depending on conditions.
- Day (d): Examples include the apparent solar day (sunrise to sunrise) or mean solar day (average length of a solar day).
- Year (yr): The orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun.
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Fun Fact: A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time! In computing, it’s often 1/100th of a second, but in physics, it can refer to the time it takes light to travel one centimeter.