Convert one light-minute to lunar distances

Explanation

To convert one light-minute to lunar distances all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are approximately 46.7939 lunar distances in 1 light-minute.

Formula

1 lmin ≈ 46.7939 LD

light-minuteslmin

dimension	length
symbol	lmin

The light-minute (lmin) is a unit of length.

Definition of the light-minute

A light-minute is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one minute.

Value in terms of the SI

One light-minute is equivalent to 17987547480 meters.

Equivalences

One light-minute is also approximately equivalent to:

Other Light Lengths

light-nanosecond	lns	0.000 000 001
light-microsecond	lµs	0.000 001
light-millisecond	lms	0.001
light-second	ls	1
light-minute	lmin	60
light-hour	lh	3600
light-day	ld	86 400
light-year	ly	31 557 600
kilolight-year	kly	31 557 600 000
megalight-year	Mly	31 557 600 000 000
gigalight-year	Gly	31 557 600 000 000 000

lunar distancesLD

dimension	length
symbol	LD

The lunar distance (LD) is a unit of length used in astronomy.

Definition of the lunar distance

It is the length of the semi-major axis of the moon orbit around Earth.

In layman's terms, it is roughly the distance between the center of the Earth and the center of the Moon.

Value

The lunar distance is equal to 384399000 meters.

Equivalences

The lunar distance is equivalent to: