Convert microyears to seconds

Explanation

From this page you can convert microyears to seconds (or µy to s) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from microyears to seconds you need to multiply by 31.536. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 µy=31.536 s

microyearsµy

dimension	time
symbol	µy

The microyear (µy) is a unit of measurement of time.

The unit is a submultiple of the common Gregorian year of 365 days.

Definition of the microyear

One microyear is equal to 0.000001 year.

Value in terms of the SI

One microyear is equivalent to 31.536 seconds.

Equivalences

One microyear is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

There are approximately 30 seconds in a microyears, and therefore 2 microyears are almost equivalent to a minute.

Other multiple of a year

nanoyear	ny	0.000 000 001
microyear	µy	0.000 001
milliyear	my	0.001
year	y	1
kiloyear	ky	1000
megayear	My	1 000 000
gigayear	Gy	1 000 000 000

Related Conversions

µy to s

secondss

dimension	time
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	s

The second (s) is the base unit of time in the International System of Units.

Definition of the second

It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the caesium frequency ∆ν_Cs, the unperturbed ground-state hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium-133 atom, to be 9 192 631 770 when expressed in the unit Hz, which is equal to s^–1.

From the BIPM: Unit of time

Equivalences

One second is equivalent to:

Some Facts

As of 2021, the world record for the 100 meters dash is held by the Jamaican Usain Bolt with a time of 9.58 seconds.

SI time units

picosecond	ps	0.000 000 000 001
nanosecond	ns	0.000 000 001
microsecond	µs	0.000 001
millisecond	ms	0.001
second	s	1
kilosecond	ks	1000
megasecond	Ms	1 000 000
gigasecond	Gs	1 000 000 000
terasecond	Ts	1 000 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.