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Seconds to Minutes
Convert seconds (s) to minutes (min). Type a value below to see the result update instantly. Reference table and formula included.
Calculator
1 s = 0.016667 min
Seconds to Minutes Conversion Table
Common values, ready to copy:
| seconds | minutes |
|---|---|
| 1 s | 0.016667 min |
| 2 s | 0.033333 min |
| 5 s | 0.083333 min |
| 10 s | 0.166667 min |
| 25 s | 0.416667 min |
| 50 s | 0.833333 min |
| 100 s | 1.6667 min |
| 1,000 s | 16.6667 min |
Formula
minutes = seconds × 1.66666667e-2
Time uses fixed SI seconds. A day is exactly 86,400 seconds; a year (Julian) is 365.25 days = 31,557,600 seconds.
About Seconds and Minutes
Seconds (s): The SI base unit of time, defined since 1967 by 9,192,631,770 oscillations of cesium-133 (atomic clock precision is the most accurate unit definition in metrology). Common uses: Athletics timing, scientific measurement, computer benchmarking, music (BPM), and every other use of precise time.
Minutes (min): Sixty seconds; comes from the Latin pars minuta prima, 'first small part' (of an hour), with the second coming from pars minuta secunda, the second small part. Common uses: Cooking times, exercise intervals, scheduling, transit timetables, and most everyday time intervals between seconds and hours.
How the conversion works
Time uses fixed SI seconds. A day is exactly 86,400 seconds; a year (Julian) is 365.25 days = 31,557,600 seconds.
The exact relationship is minutes = seconds × 1.66666667e-2, which the calculator at the top of this page applies in both directions. Type into either field and the other updates immediately.
When this conversion matters
Converting between seconds and minutes comes up wherever time measurements move between systems — from one country's conventions to another's, from a scientific reference to a practical specification, or from one industry's working unit to another's. The calculator and reference table above cover the everyday range; for unusual values you can type any number into either field.