Degrees to Degrees, Minutes, Seconds Calculator
Convert decimal degrees to degrees, minutes and seconds.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
Enter an angle in decimal degrees.
Show the working
- degrees = whole part; minutes = whole part of (fraction × 60); seconds = the rest × 60
How to use it
Enter an angle in decimal degrees.
Enter coordinates as whole numbers, decimals or fractions (3/4). Show the working gives the formula with your numbers.
Key facts
minutes = fraction × 60; seconds = remaining fraction × 60
GPS coordinates
Maps often show decimal degrees; charts and surveys use degrees, minutes and seconds.
Questions
47.31° in DMS?
47° 18′ 36″.
And −75.1503°?
-75° 9′ 1.08″.
Formulas
minutes = fraction × 60; seconds = remaining fraction × 60
Sources
Limitations
- Vectors have two or three components (leave z blank for 2-D).
- Earth distances assume the WGS 84 ellipsoid (sea level).