DMS to Decimal Converter – degrees minutes seconds

Each minute is 1/60 of a degree and each second 1/3600, so the converter sums D + M/60 + S/3600 to produce decimal degrees — the format GPS receivers, GIS software and mapping APIs expect. The same value is also expressed in radians (decimal × π/180) for mathematics and in gradians (decimal × 200/180) for surveying. Example: 40°30′36″ = 40 + 0.5 + 0.01 = 40.51°.

1. 1

   Step 1

   Enter the degrees

2. 2

   Step 2

   Enter the minutes (0–59)

3. 3

   Step 3

   Enter the seconds (0–59.999)

4. 4

   Step 4

   Read decimal degrees, radians and gradians