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second of arc to minute of arc

Live second of arc (″) to minute of arc (′) converter. Plus a 10-value reference table and FAQs.

From ″

second of arc

To ′

minute of arc

1 ″ = 0.0167′

Conversion table

Ten sample values from second of arc to minute of arc. Use the converter above for arbitrary values.

second of arc (″)	→	minute of arc (′)
0.001 ″	→	1.6667e-5 ′
0.01 ″	→	0.000167 ′
0.1 ″	→	0.001667 ′
0.5 ″	→	0.008333 ′
1 ″	→	0.016667 ′
2 ″	→	0.033333 ′
5 ″	→	0.083333 ′
10 ″	→	0.166667 ′
100 ″	→	1.666667 ′
1,000 ″	→	16.666667 ′

About the second of arc

1/3600 degree. Astronomy.

About the minute of arc

1/60 degree.

How second of arc to minute of arc conversion works

Both units belong to Angle. Unitbox first expresses the input in the category reference unit (rad), then expresses that same quantity in minute of arc.

The right unit depends on the convention used by your industry, country, instrument, or source document.

Reference value1 ″ = 0.01666667 ′

CalculationBrowser-side, using Unitbox's shared unit data

Review noteFor safety-critical work, verify against the governing standard or instrument manual.

Unit definitions and conversion factors are maintained in the Unitbox methodology. Last reviewed with the current conversion dataset.