Minutes and Seconds to Days and Hours Converter (and vice versa)

Converting minutes & seconds to days & hours

The conversion of minutes & seconds to days & hours is best explained with an example. The starting point for the calculation example is 1,580 minutes [min] and 24 seconds [s]. First, the value in seconds [s] is divided by 60 and then the value in minutes [min] is added. The result of this calculation is divided by 1,440. This gives the value in decimal days. In this calculation example, this is (24 ÷ 60 + 1,580) = 1.0975 decimal days. The number to the left of the decimal point is the integer part, which in this example is 1. This number can be taken unchanged and corresponds to the final result of 1 day. The number to the right of the decimal point must still be converted into hours [h] by multiplying it by 24. 0.0975 * 24 equals 2.34 hours [h]. In total, 1,580 minutes [min] and 24 seconds [s] correspond to 1 day [d] and 2.34 hours [h].

Converting days and hours into minutes and seconds

To convert days and hours into minutes and seconds, a similar procedure is required as in the previous example. The first step is to convert days and hours into decimal minutes. To do this, multiply the value in days [d] by 24 and add the number of hours [h]. The result of this calculation must then be multiplied by 60. For example, 1 day [d] and 2.34 hours [h] result in (1 day * 24 + 2.34 hours) * 60 = 1,580.4 decimal minutes. The number to the left of the decimal point can be taken as it is and already corresponds to the final result of 1,580 minutes [min]. The number to the right of the decimal point must be converted into seconds [s] by multiplying it by 60. 0.4 * 60 equals 24 seconds [s]. In total, 1 day [d] and 2.34 hours [h] thus correspond to 1,580 minutes [min] and 24 seconds [s].