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ToggleEnter the angle in degrees, minutes, and seconds, and press the Convert button to get the result in decimal degrees.
This tool allows you to convert angles given in degrees (°), minutes (′), and seconds (″) into decimal degrees. It is useful for various applications, including navigation, astronomy, and geospatial data analysis. Here’s how you can use it:
Enter the Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds:
30° 15' 50"
, you would enter 30
in the degrees field, 15
in the minutes field, and 50
in the seconds field.Convert:
Convert
button. The tool will automatically calculate the equivalent angle in decimal degrees.Reset:
Reset
button.Swap:
Swap
button is intended to reverse the conversion process, switching from converting degrees, minutes, seconds to decimal degrees back to the opposite direction. However, in this version, the swap functionality is not yet implemented.This conversion tool is particularly useful in the following fields:
Geography and Cartography:
Astronomy:
Navigation:
Geospatial Data Analysis:
Engineering and Construction:
The Degrees, Minutes, Seconds to Decimal Degrees Conversion Tool is an essential utility for anyone working with angular measurements in various formats. Whether you are involved in geography, astronomy, navigation, or engineering, this tool simplifies the process of converting between DMS and decimal degrees, ensuring accuracy and compatibility across different systems and devices.
One degree is equal to 60 minutes and equal to 3600 seconds:
1° = 60′ = 3600″
One minute is equal to 1/60 degrees:
1′ = (1/60)° = 0.01666667°
One second is equal to 1/3600 degrees:
1″ = (1/3600)° = 2.77778e-4° = 0.000277778°
For angle with d integer degrees m minutes and s seconds:
d° m’ s”
The decimal degrees dd is equal to:
dd = d + m/60 + s/3600
Convert 30 degrees 15 minutes and 50 seconds angle to decimal degrees:
30° 15′ 50″
The decimal degrees dd is equal to:
dd = d + m/60 + s/3600 = 30° + 15’/60 + 50″/3600 = 30.263888889°