Convert Degrees to Arcminutes
1 degree is 60 ′. One degree is exactly 60 arcminutes.
One degree is 60 arcminutes. To convert degrees to arcminutes, multiply by 60; to go the other way, divide by 60 or multiply by 0.016666667. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. A 360th of a full turn, inherited from Babylonian astronomy and its base-60 arithmetic.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Degrees × 60
1 * 6060 ′
1 degree in every angle unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| radians | 0.01745329252 rad | × 0.0174532925199 |
| degrees (as entered) | 1 ° | — |
| gradians | 1.111111111 gon | × 1.11111111111 |
| arcminutes | 60 ′ | × 60 |
| arcseconds | 3,600 ″ | × 3,600 |
| turns | 0.002777777778 turn | × 0.00277777777778 |
| milliradians | 17.45329252 mrad | × 17.4532925199 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert degrees to arcminutes? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in degrees.
- 2.Multiply by 60 — that is how many arcminutes fit in one degree.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 60, or multiply by 0.016666667.
Worked example: 25 degrees to arcminutes
- Formula
- ° × 60 = ′
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 60 = 1,500 ′
- Answer
- 25 ° = 1,500 ′
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Degrees to arcminutes conversion table
| Degrees | Arcminutes |
|---|---|
| 1 ° | 60 ′ |
| 2 ° | 120 ′ |
| 3 ° | 180 ′ |
| 4 ° | 240 ′ |
| 5 ° | 300 ′ |
| 6 ° | 360 ′ |
| 7 ° | 420 ′ |
| 8 ° | 480 ′ |
| 9 ° | 540 ′ |
| 10 ° | 600 ′ |
| 12 ° | 720 ′ |
| 15 ° | 900 ′ |
| 20 ° | 1,200 ′ |
| 25 ° | 1,500 ′ |
| 50 ° | 3,000 ′ |
| 100 ° | 6,000 ′ |
| 200 ° | 12,000 ′ |
| 300 ° | 18,000 ′ |
| 500 ° | 30,000 ′ |
| 1000 ° | 60,000 ′ |
| 2000 ° | 120,000 ′ |
| 5000 ° | 300,000 ′ |
| 10000 ° | 600,000 ′ |
What is a degree?
A 360th of a full turn, inherited from Babylonian astronomy and its base-60 arithmetic. 360 survives because it divides evenly by everything from 2 to 12 except 7.
What is an arcminute?
A sixtieth of a degree. A nautical mile was defined as one arcminute of latitude, which is why the two units keep appearing together on charts.
How many arcminutes are in a degree?
One degree is 60 arcminutes, exactly. Going the other way, one arcminute is 0.016666667 degrees. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every angle unit here
The whole group — 7 units with their symbols and the size of each one in radians — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a degree.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — the radian, and units accepted for use with the SI
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Questions people actually ask
- How many arcminutes are in a degree?
- 60. A sixtieth of a degree. A nautical mile was defined as one arcminute of latitude, which is why the two units keep appearing together on charts.
- How do I convert arcminutes back to degrees?
- Divide by 60, or multiply by 0.016666667 — they are the same operation.
Other angle conversions
Arcminutes to degrees — the same conversion the other way.