Convert Seconds to Nanoseconds

Enter the time in seconds below to get the value converted to nanoseconds.

Results in Nanoseconds:

1 sec = 1,000,000,000 ns

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How to Convert Seconds to Nanoseconds

To convert a second measurement to a nanosecond measurement, multiply the time by the conversion ratio. One second is equal to 1,000,000,000 nanoseconds, so use this simple formula to convert:

nanoseconds = seconds × 1,000,000,000

The time in nanoseconds is equal to the seconds multiplied by 1,000,000,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 seconds to nanoseconds using the formula above.

5 sec = (5 × 1,000,000,000) = 5,000,000,000 ns

Seconds and nanoseconds are both units used to measure time. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Seconds

The second has historically been defined as 1/60 of a minute or 1/86,400 of a day. The SI defines the second as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom.

The second is the SI base unit for time in the metric system. Seconds can be abbreviated as sec, for example 1 second can be written as 1 sec.

Nanoseconds

The nanosecond is a multiple of the second, which is the SI base unit for time. In the metric system, "nano" is the prefix for 10^-9. Nanoseconds can be abbreviated as ns, for example 1 nanosecond can be written as 1 ns.

Second Measurements and Equivalent Nanosecond Conversions

Common second values converted to the equivalent nanosecond value
Seconds	Nanoseconds
1 sec	1,000,000,000 ns
2 sec	2,000,000,000 ns
3 sec	3,000,000,000 ns
4 sec	4,000,000,000 ns
5 sec	5,000,000,000 ns
6 sec	6,000,000,000 ns
7 sec	7,000,000,000 ns
8 sec	8,000,000,000 ns
9 sec	9,000,000,000 ns
10 sec	10,000,000,000 ns
11 sec	11,000,000,000 ns
12 sec	12,000,000,000 ns
13 sec	13,000,000,000 ns
14 sec	14,000,000,000 ns
15 sec	15,000,000,000 ns
16 sec	16,000,000,000 ns
17 sec	17,000,000,000 ns
18 sec	18,000,000,000 ns
19 sec	19,000,000,000 ns
20 sec	20,000,000,000 ns
21 sec	21,000,000,000 ns
22 sec	22,000,000,000 ns
23 sec	23,000,000,000 ns
24 sec	24,000,000,000 ns
25 sec	25,000,000,000 ns
26 sec	26,000,000,000 ns
27 sec	27,000,000,000 ns
28 sec	28,000,000,000 ns
29 sec	29,000,000,000 ns
30 sec	30,000,000,000 ns
31 sec	31,000,000,000 ns
32 sec	32,000,000,000 ns
33 sec	33,000,000,000 ns
34 sec	34,000,000,000 ns
35 sec	35,000,000,000 ns
36 sec	36,000,000,000 ns
37 sec	37,000,000,000 ns
38 sec	38,000,000,000 ns
39 sec	39,000,000,000 ns
40 sec	40,000,000,000 ns