minute [min] Unit Converter

Definition of minute [min] unit

A minute of arc, or arcminute, is a unit of angular measurement equal to one-sixtieth of a degree and one-three-thousand-six-hundredth of a complete revolution. It is symbolized by ′ and subdivided into 60 seconds of arc.

History of minute [min] unit

The minute originated in the ancient Babylonian tradition of dividing circles and angles sexagesimally, using base 60. Greek astronomers adopted related subdivisions, and the system was preserved and refined through medieval Islamic astronomy and European scholarship. The term derives from Latin pars minuta prima, meaning “first small part,” used for the first division of a degree; the second division became the second of arc. As astronomy, navigation, and mapmaking developed, the arcminute became a practical standard for recording precise angular positions and measurements.

Applications of minute [min] unit

Today, arcminutes are used in astronomy to express apparent diameters, telescope resolution, and the separation of celestial objects. In navigation and surveying, they describe bearings and positions, while cartography uses them for latitude and longitude. Optics, geodesy, and military targeting also rely on arcminutes when specifying small angular errors or field-of-view measurements.

Complete list of minute [min] unit conversion

• second [s] = 0.016666666666667 minute [min]
• millisecond [ms] = 1.6666666666667E-5 minute [min]
• hour [h] = 60 minute [min]
• day [d] = 1440 minute [min]
• week = 10080 minute [min]
• month = 43830 minute [min]
• year [y] = 525960 minute [min]
• decade = 5259600 minute [min]
• century = 52596000 minute [min]
• millennium = 525960000 minute [min]
• microsecond [µs] = 1.6666666666667E-8 minute [min]
• nanosecond [ns] = 1.6666666666667E-11 minute [min]
• picosecond [ps] = 1.6666666666667E-14 minute [min]
• femtosecond [fs] = 1.6666666666667E-17 minute [min]
• attosecond [as] = 1.6666666666667E-20 minute [min]
• shake = 1.6666666666667E-10 minute [min]
• month (synodic) = 42524.048333333 minute [min]
• year (Julian) = 525960 minute [min]
• year (leap) = 527040 minute [min]
• year (tropical) = 525948.7536 minute [min]
• year (sidereal) = 525969.16272576 minute [min]
• day (sidereal) = 1436.0681755139 minute [min]
• hour (sidereal) = 59.836173979745 minute [min]
• minute (sidereal) = 0.99726956632908 minute [min]
• second (sidereal) = 0.016621159438818 minute [min]
• fortnight = 20160 minute [min]
• septennial = 3681720 minute [min]
• octennial = 4207680 minute [min]
• novennial = 4733640 minute [min]
• quindecennial = 7889400 minute [min]
• quinquennial = 2629800 minute [min]
• Planck time = 8.9854116666667E-46 minute [min]