Angle Converter

Convert between degrees, radians, gradians, arcminutes, arcseconds, and turns (revolutions).

Type a value in any field. All other units update instantly.

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How to Use the Angle Converter

  1. Type any value. Enter a number in any angle field. All 6 units update simultaneously with no button to press.
  2. Degrees to radians. Programming languages like Python, JavaScript, and C++ use radians in their trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan). If your angle is in degrees, type it in the Degree field and read the radian equivalent.
  3. Gradians. Used in surveying and some European engineering fields. A full circle is 400 gradians, so a right angle is exactly 100 gradians.
  4. Arcminutes and arcseconds. Used in astronomy, navigation (latitude and longitude), and optics. 1 degree = 60 arcminutes = 3,600 arcseconds. GPS coordinates can be expressed in degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS) format.

Example: a 45-degree angle. Type 45 in the Degree field to see: 0.785398 radians, 50 gradians, 2,700 arcminutes, 162,000 arcseconds, 0.125 turns.

Angle Conversion Formulas

All conversions use radians as the base unit:

Value in radians = Input × toRadians factor
Result in target unit = Value in radians ÷ toRadians factor
UnitRadiansPer full circle
1 degreeπ / 180 ≈ 0.017453 rad360°
1 radian1 rad2π ≈ 6.28318 rad
1 gradianπ / 200 ≈ 0.015708 rad400 grad
1 arcminuteπ / 10,800 ≈ 2.9089×10^-4 rad21,600′
1 arcsecondπ / 648,000 ≈ 4.8481×10^-6 rad1,296,000″
1 turn2π ≈ 6.28318 rad1 revolution

Key conversions: degrees to radians: multiply by π/180. Radians to degrees: multiply by 180/π. A right angle (90°) = π/2 radians ≈ 1.5708 rad. A straight angle (180°) = π radians. A full rotation (360°) = 2π radians = 1 turn = 400 gradians.

Frequently Asked Questions

Multiply degrees by π/180 (approximately 0.017453). For example, 90° × π/180 = π/2 ≈ 1.5708 radians. The exact values for common angles: 30° = π/6, 45° = π/4, 60° = π/3, 90° = π/2, 180° = π, 270° = 3π/2, 360° = 2π. Most programming languages provide a constant like Math.PI for use in these calculations.

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