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What is a Year?

Time Unit

Definition

A year is the time it takes Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun, approximately 365.25 days.

Popular Year Conversions

Most common conversions from Years

1 yr = 31,556,952 s Year to Seconds 1 yr = 31,556,952,000 ms Year to Milliseconds 1 yr = 31,556,952,000,000 μs Year to Microseconds 1 yr = 31,556,952,000,000,000 ns Year to Nanoseconds 1 yr = 525,949.2 min Year to Minutes 1 yr = 8,765.82 h Year to Hours

History

The year has been measured since ancient times based on seasonal changes. The Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582, accounts for leap years.

Common Uses

Age measurement
Annual contracts and subscriptions
Financial reporting
Historical dates

Fun Facts

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A leap year has 366 days

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A light-year is a distance, not time

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The Earth's orbital period is 365.256 days

All Year Conversions

Years to Seconds yr → s Years to Milliseconds yr → ms Years to Microseconds yr → μs Years to Nanoseconds yr → ns Years to Minutes yr → min Years to Hours yr → h Years to Days yr → d Years to Weeks yr → wk Years to Months yr → mo