Seconds to Sidereal Days: the quick answer
To convert seconds to sidereal days, multiply the value by 1.16058 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply sidereal days by 86,164.1 to get seconds.
To convert seconds to sidereal days, multiply the value by 1.16058 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply sidereal days by 86,164.1 to get seconds.
| Seconds (s) | Sidereal Days (sid d) |
|---|---|
| 1 s | 1.16058 × 10⁻⁵ sid d |
| 5 s | 5.80288 × 10⁻⁵ sid d |
| 10 s | 0.000116058 sid d |
| 25 s | 0.000290144 sid d |
| 50 s | 0.000580288 sid d |
| 100 s | 0.00116058 sid d |
| 250 s | 0.00290144 sid d |
| 500 s | 0.00580288 sid d |
| 1,000 s | 0.0116058 sid d |
| 2,500 s | 0.0290144 sid d |
| 5,000 s | 0.0580288 sid d |
| 10,000 s | 0.116058 sid d |
| 100,000 s | 1.16058 sid d |
| 1,000,000 s | 11.6058 sid d |
Second (s). The second is the SI base unit of time, defined by the caesium-133 atom.
Sidereal day (sid d). A sidereal day (23 h 56 min 4.09 s) is one rotation of the Earth relative to the stars.
There are 1.16058 × 10⁻⁵ sidereal days in one second.
Multiply the number of seconds by 1.16058 × 10⁻⁵. For example, 10 seconds equal 0.000116058 sidereal days.
One sidereal day equals 86,164.1 seconds.
0.0116058 sidereal days. Other common values: 100 seconds = 0.00116058 sidereal days and 10,000 seconds = 0.116058 sidereal days.