Time conversion
Convert payroll-style decimal hours and normal hours/minutes without doing base-60 math yourself.
Decimal to time
Time to decimal
Decimal time causes mistakes because normal clock minutes use base 60. Thirty minutes is 0.50 hours, 15 minutes is 0.25 hours, and 45 minutes is 0.75 hours. A value such as 7.30 decimal hours therefore does not mean 7 hours 30 minutes; 0.30 of an hour equals 18 minutes. The converter handles that math in both directions and avoids the common mistake of treating minutes as hundredths.
Payroll and timekeeping systems often represent work duration as decimal hours because multiplication is simpler. For example, 8 hours 15 minutes becomes 8.25 hours before multiplying by an hourly wage. Use the converter when checking a timesheet, comparing a payroll report with clock times, or translating an hours-and-minutes total into the format another system expects. Rounding policies can vary, so compare the converted value with your employer's stated timekeeping rules when reviewing payroll. Keep the unrounded value when accuracy matters.
Thirty minutes is half an hour, so 7 hours 30 minutes equals 7.50 decimal hours.
No. 0.30 of an hour is 18 minutes. Use the converter instead of treating minutes like hundredths.