Convert Julian year to sidereal year


Julian year
sidereal year


More information from the unit converter

How many Julian year in 1 sidereal year? The answer is 1.000017412731. We assume you are converting between Julian year and sidereal year. You can view more details on each measurement unit: Julian year or sidereal year The SI base unit for time is the second. 1 second is equal to 3.1688087814029E-8 Julian year, or 3.1687536047488E-8 sidereal year. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between years and years. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!



Date difference between calendar days

You may also want to find out how many days are between two dates on the calendar. Use the date calculatorto get your age in days or measure the duration of an event.


Quick conversion chart of Julian year to sidereal year

1 Julian year to sidereal year = 0.99998 sidereal year

5 Julian year to sidereal year = 4.99991 sidereal year

10 Julian year to sidereal year = 9.99983 sidereal year

20 Julian year to sidereal year = 19.99965 sidereal year

30 Julian year to sidereal year = 29.99948 sidereal year

40 Julian year to sidereal year = 39.9993 sidereal year

50 Julian year to sidereal year = 49.99913 sidereal year

75 Julian year to sidereal year = 74.99869 sidereal year

100 Julian year to sidereal year = 99.99826 sidereal year


Want other units?

You can do the reverse unit conversion from sidereal year to Julian year, or enter any two units below:

Enter two units to convert

From:
To:
 



Common time conversions


Definition: Year

A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. In astronomy, the Julian year is a unit of time, defined as 365.25 days of 86,400 SI seconds each (no leap seconds), or 31,557,600 seconds total.

We default to using the Gregorian year on this site, but you can select a specific type of year by entering the full name like "Julian year".


Definition: Year

A sidereal year (from Latin sidus "asterism, star") is the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun once with respect to the fixed stars. Hence it is also the time taken for the Sun to return to the same position with respect to the fixed stars after apparently travelling once around the ecliptic. It equals 365.25636 SI days for the J2000.0 epoch.


Metric conversions and more

ConvertUnits.com provides an online conversion calculator for all types of measurement units. You can find metric conversion tables for SI units, as well as English units, currency, and other data. Type in unit symbols, abbreviations, or full names for units of length, area, mass, pressure, and other types. Examples include mm, inch, 70 kg, 150 lbs, US fluid ounce, 6'3", 10 stone 4, cubic cm, metres squared, grams, moles, feet per second, and many more!