Convert nanoyears to seconds

Explanation

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

In case you are wondering, to convert from nanoyears to seconds you need to multiply by 0.03154. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 ny≈0.03154 s

nanoyearsny

dimension	time
symbol	ny

The nanoyear (ny) is a unit of measurement of time.

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

Definition of the nanoyear

One nanoyear is equal to 0.000000001 year.

Value in terms of the SI

One nanoyear is equivalent to 0.031536 seconds.

Equivalences

One nanoyear is also equivalent to:

0.001 microyears

Some Facts

At the 100 meters dash final of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, there was only 2.5 nanoyears separating Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin on the finish line.

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

ny 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.