Convert Degrees to Turns
1 degree is 0.002778 turn. One degree is exactly 0.00277777777778 turns.
One degree is 0.0027777778 turns. To convert degrees to turns, multiply by 0.0027777778; to go the other way, divide by 0.0027777778 or multiply by 360. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and 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 × 0.0027777778
1 * 0.00277780.003 turn
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 turns? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in degrees.
- 2.Multiply by 0.0027777778 — that is how many turns fit in one degree.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.0027777778, or multiply by 360.
Worked example: 25 degrees to turns
- Formula
- ° × 0.0027777778 = turn
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 0.0027777778 = 0.07 turn
- Answer
- 25 ° = 0.07 turn
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Degrees to turns conversion table
| Degrees | Turns |
|---|---|
| 1 ° | 0.002778 turn |
| 2 ° | 0.01 turn |
| 3 ° | 0.01 turn |
| 4 ° | 0.01 turn |
| 5 ° | 0.01 turn |
| 6 ° | 0.02 turn |
| 7 ° | 0.02 turn |
| 8 ° | 0.02 turn |
| 9 ° | 0.03 turn |
| 10 ° | 0.03 turn |
| 12 ° | 0.03 turn |
| 15 ° | 0.04 turn |
| 20 ° | 0.06 turn |
| 25 ° | 0.07 turn |
| 50 ° | 0.14 turn |
| 100 ° | 0.28 turn |
| 200 ° | 0.56 turn |
| 300 ° | 0.83 turn |
| 500 ° | 1.39 turn |
| 1000 ° | 2.78 turn |
| 2000 ° | 5.56 turn |
| 5000 ° | 13.89 turn |
| 10000 ° | 27.78 turn |
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 a turn?
One full revolution — 360 degrees, 400 gradians, 2π radians. Gear ratios, threads per turn and rotational counts are all stated in these.
How many turns are in a degree?
One degree is 0.0027777778 turns. Going the other way, one turn is 360 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 turns are in a degree?
- 0.0027777778. One full revolution — 360 degrees, 400 gradians, 2π radians. Gear ratios, threads per turn and rotational counts are all stated in these.
- How do I convert turns back to degrees?
- Divide by 0.0027777778, or multiply by 360 — they are the same operation.
Other angle conversions
Turns to degrees — the same conversion the other way.