Convert hour to minute

Enter the value to convert from hour to minute.

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Result: 25 hours (h) = 1500 minutes (min)

How to Convert Hour to Minute

Converting hour to minute is straightforward using our conversion calculator.

Conversion Formula

min = h × 60

Reverse conversion: Convert minute to hour

Comparison: Hour vs Minute

When to Use Each Unit

Hour: Primary unit for work schedules, travel time, billing rates, and organizing daily activities worldwide.

Minute: Universal unit for scheduling, cooking, exercise, meetings, and most daily time measurements worldwide.

Common Conversion Values

  • 1 h = 60 min
  • 24 h = 1 day
  • 168 h = 1 week
  • 1 h = 3,600 s

About Hour

Definition: The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 3,600 seconds, standard for daily scheduling.

History: Ancient Egyptian and Babylonian origins. Modern 24-hour day system established by ancient astronomers and timekeepers.

Current Use: Primary unit for work schedules, travel time, billing rates, and organizing daily activities worldwide.

Examples: Work day: 8 hours, sleep: 7-9 hours, flight time: 1-15 hours, movie: 1.5-3 hours

About Minute

Definition: The minute (symbol: min) is a unit of time equal to 60 seconds, fundamental for everyday time measurement.

History: Derived from ancient Babylonian sexagesimal (base-60) system. Became standard with mechanical clocks in medieval times.

Current Use: Universal unit for scheduling, cooking, exercise, meetings, and most daily time measurements worldwide.

Examples: Cooking times: 5-60 minutes, meetings: 15-120 minutes, exercise: 20-90 minutes, commute: 10-60 minutes

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