Convert light month to light year


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How many light-month in 1 ly? The answer is 12.175. We assume you are converting between light month and light year. You can view more details on each measurement unit: light-month or ly The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 1.286898515425E-15 light-month, or 1.0570008340246E-16 ly. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between light months and light years. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!



Quick conversion chart of light-month to ly

1 light-month to ly = 0.08214 ly

10 light-month to ly = 0.82136 ly

20 light-month to ly = 1.64271 ly

30 light-month to ly = 2.46407 ly

40 light-month to ly = 3.28542 ly

50 light-month to ly = 4.10678 ly

100 light-month to ly = 8.21355 ly

200 light-month to ly = 16.4271 ly


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Definition: Light-month

A light-month (also written light month) is a unit of length. It is defined as the distance light travels in an absolute vacuum in one full month (thirty days of 86,400 seconds each) or 777,062,051,136,000 metres (~777 Tm).


Definition: Light-year

A light year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: roughly 9.46 × 1012 kilometres (9.46 petametres, or about 5.88 × 1012 (nearly six trillion) miles). More specifically, a light year is defined as the distance that a photon would travel, in free space and infinitely far away from any gravitational or magnetic fields, in one Julian year (365.25 days of 86400 seconds each).


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