Metric Time Converter
The Metric Time Converter
With the Free Online Interactive Metric Time Converter, you can convert conventional time into the metric time system, where each day is divided into 10 hours, each hour into 100 minutes, and each minute into 100 seconds.
Instructions
Main Features:
Interactive Clock Display
Metric Time Converter
Decimal Time Converter (24h format)
1. Interactive Clock Display
Here you can see the current time in metric and standard time.
Metric Time: Displays the time in metric format.
Standard Time: Displays the time in conventional format.
2. Metric Time Converter
The time converter allows you to convert time values between conventional and metric time:
Select Conversion Type:
Conventional Time to Metric Time
Metric Time to Conventional Time
Entering the Time:
For Conventional Time:
Enter the hours (0-24) in the "Hours" field.
Enter the minutes (0-59) in the "Minutes" field.
Enter the seconds (0-59) in the "Seconds" field.
For Metric Time:
Enter the hours (0-10) in the "Hours" field.
Enter the minutes (0-99) in the "Minutes" field.
Enter the seconds (0-99) in the "Seconds" field.
Convert: Click the "Convert" button to perform the conversion.
Result: The converted time will be displayed in the result section below the form.
3. Decimal Time Converter
With the decimal time converter, you can convert conventional time (in hours and minutes) into decimal time notation in 24-hour format.
Select Conversion Type:
Conventional Time to Decimal Time
Decimal Time to Conventional Time
Entering the Time:
For Conventional Time:
Enter the hours in the "Hours" field.
Enter the minutes in the "Minutes" field.
Enter the seconds in the "Seconds" field.
For Decimal Time:
Enter the time in decimal hours (e.g., 5.5 hours).
Convert: Click the "Convert" button to perform the conversion.
Result: The converted time will be displayed in the result section below the form.
What is Metric Time?
Metric Time, also known as Decimal Time, is an alternative timekeeping system based on the decimal system—similar to how the metric system is used for measurements of length or weight. This system divides the day differently compared to the traditional 24-hour system.
A Day in 10 Hours: Unlike the traditional day, which is divided into 24 hours, Metric Time divides the day into 10 hours. This means each metric hour lasts 2.4 standard hours or 144 minutes.
Hours in 100 Minutes: Each of the 10 metric hours is further divided into 100 minutes. Thus, each metric minute is approximately 1.44 standard minutes or 86.4 seconds long.
Minutes in 100 Seconds: Each of the 100 metric minutes is divided into 100 seconds. Therefore, a metric second lasts 0.864 standard seconds.
The Metric Time system was introduced during the French Revolution to simplify and standardize timekeeping. Like other well-intentioned concepts, such as the Holocene calendar and the Positivist calendar, Metric Time unfortunately did not gain widespread acceptance and failed to become established.
Decimal Timekeeping in the 24-Hour Format
A form of decimal timekeeping that has persisted is seen in the 24-hour format. In this method, time is expressed as decimal fractions of an hour:
1 hour 30 minutes is expressed as 1.5 hours.
This means 15 minutes is considered as 0.25 hours.
This approach is often used for precise time duration calculations but remains within the traditional time format.