Convert Hours to Minutes
Convert Hours (h) to Minutes (min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
min = h × 60
About Hours
An hour (h) = exactly 3,600 s. The 24-hour day traces to ancient Egypt (10 daylight hours + 2 twilight + 12 night star-rise periods). Time zones are integer or half-hour UTC offsets (exceptions: India +5:30, Nepal +5:45). The kilowatt-hour = 3,600,000 J; Tc-99m half-life = 6.0067 h. Drug dosing and pharmacokinetics are expressed in hours. 1 h = 3,600 s = 60 min = 1/24 day.
About Minutes
A minute (min) = exactly 60 s, inherited from Babylonian sexagesimal astronomy. Medieval astronomers named the sixtieth part of a degree 'pars minuta prima' (hence minute); its sixtieth 'pars minuta secunda' (hence second). Running performance is expressed in min/km or min/mile; music tempo in BPM (beats per minute, ~40-220); angles in degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS). 1 min = 60 s = 1/60 h.
Quick Reference Table
| Hours (h) | Minutes (min) |
|---|---|
| 1 h | 60 min |
| 2 h | 120 min |
| 5 h | 300 min |
| 10 h | 600 min |
| 25 h | 1500 min |
| 50 h | 3000 min |
| 100 h | 6000 min |