Convert Decimal Degrees to Degrees, Minutes, Seconds

Conversion facts

🔹 1 degree (°) = 60 minutes (')

🔹 1 minute (') = 60 seconds (")

🔹 1 degree = 3600 seconds

Worked example: 12.456°

12.456° = 12° + 0.456° (degrees part)
0.456° × 60 = 27.36' → 27' + 0.36' (minutes)
0.36' × 60 = 21.6" → rounded to 22"
✅ Result: 12° 27' 22" (seconds rounded)

* seconds are rounded to the nearest integer

Decimal → DMS · positive only

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Step‑by‑step conversion

1 Separate integer degrees: 12.456° → 12° + 0.456°
2 Minutes = fractional part × 60: 0.456° × 60 = 27.36' → 27' + 0.36'
3 Seconds = fractional minutes × 60: 0.36' × 60 = 21.6" → round → 22"
⚡ seconds rounded to nearest integer
12 °
27 '
22 "
ⓘ seconds are rounded to nearest integer

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