Convert Hour to Day
Hour
An hour (h) is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 3,600 seconds. It is commonly used in everyday life to measure longer time intervals, such as the duration of events, work shifts, or travel.
The concept of dividing the day into hours dates back to ancient Egyptian astronomy, where the day was divided into two 12-hour periods, one for daylight and one for nighttime. The Egyptians used large obelisks and sundials to divide the day into 12 segments, leading to the division of the day into 24 hours. This system was later adopted by the Greeks and Romans. The use of 60 minutes per hour comes from the sexagesimal (base-60) numeral system of the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians. Over time, this division became standardized and is still in use today across the world for both everyday timekeeping and scientific purposes.
Day
A day is a unit of time equal to 24 hours, which is the time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis relative to the Sun. It is commonly used to measure the duration of activities, sleep cycles, work schedules, and other daily occurrences.
The concept of the day has its roots in ancient astronomy, particularly in the observation of the Earth's rotation. The division of time into days dates back to early civilizations such as the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Greeks, who divided the day into two parts: daylight and nighttime. The 24-hour day originates from the Egyptians, who divided the daytime into 12 hours based on their use of sundials and the nighttime into 12 hours based on star movements. This 24-hour division was later adopted by other cultures and has remained the standard for modern timekeeping, with the cycle of one full rotation of the Earth defining the length of a day.
Convert Hour to other time-converter units
1 Hour = 3600 Second
1 Hour = 3600000 Millisecond
1 Hour = 3600000000 Microsecond
1 Hour = 3600000000000 Nanosecond
1 Hour = 3600000000000000 Picosecond
1 Hour = 60 Minute
1 Hour = 1 Hour
1 Hour = 0.0416666667 Day
1 Hour = 0.005952381 Week
1 Hour = 0.001369863 Month
1 Hour = 0.0001140771 Year
1 Hour = 0.0000114077 Decade
1 Hour = 0.0000011408 Century
1 Hour = 1.140771161e-7 Millennium