Convert seconds to nanoseconds

1 s = 1000000000 ns — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.

1 000 000 000ns
✓ Exact 1 s = 1 000 000 000 ns
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1 s = 1000000000 ns
Show this value in all 22 time units
  • Kiloseconds ks 0.001
  • Seconds s 1
  • Milliseconds ms 1000
  • Microseconds µs 1 000 000
  • Nanoseconds ns 1 000 000 000
  • Picoseconds ps 1 000 000 000 000
  • Femtoseconds fs 1 000 000 000 000 000
  • Attoseconds as 1e+18
  • Minutes min 0.016 666 666 666 7
  • Hours h 0.000 277 777 777 778
  • Days d 0.000 011 574 074 074 1
  • Weeks wk 0.000 001 653 439 153 44
  • Fortnights fn 0.000 000 826 719 576 72
  • Month (average)s mo 0.000 000 380 264 862 082
  • Year (Gregorian)s yr 3.16887385068e-8
  • Year (Julian)s a 3.1688087814e-8
  • Year (tropical)s a (trop) 3.16887654027e-8
  • Decades dec 3.16887385068e-9
  • Centuries c 3.16887385068e-10
  • Millennia ka 3.16887385068e-11
  • Shakes shake 100 000 000
  • Planck times tₚ 1.85485843999e+43

Every row is Second (s) converted through the second, in exact rational arithmetic.

How to convert seconds to nanoseconds

Multiply the number of seconds by 1000000000 to get nanoseconds.

The exact factor is 1000000000 .

Second to Nanosecond conversion table

Seconds (s) Nanoseconds (ns)
1 s 1 000 000 000
2 s 2 000 000 000
3 s 3 000 000 000
5 s 5 000 000 000
10 s 10 000 000 000
20 s 20 000 000 000
25 s 25 000 000 000
50 s 50 000 000 000
100 s 100 000 000 000
250 s 250 000 000 000
500 s 500 000 000 000
1000 s 1 000 000 000 000

Nanosecond to Second conversion table

Nanoseconds (ns) Seconds (s)
1 ns 1e-9
2 ns 2e-9
3 ns 3e-9
5 ns 5e-9
10 ns 1e-8
20 ns 2e-8
25 ns 2.5e-8
50 ns 5e-8
100 ns 0.000 000 1
250 ns 0.000 000 25
500 ns 0.000 000 5
1000 ns 0.000 001

Frequently asked

How many nanoseconds are in a second?

One second equals 1000000000 nanoseconds (s → ns). That figure is exact, not rounded.

How do you convert seconds to nanoseconds?

Multiply the number of seconds by 1000000000 to get nanoseconds.

What is 1 ns in seconds?

One nanosecond is 1e-9 seconds.

What is 10 s in ns?

10 s = 10 000 000 000 ns.

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