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This tutorial will demonstrate how to convert seconds to days, hours, and minutes in Excel and Google Sheets.

Convert Seconds to Minutes and Seconds

First divide the number of seconds by 86400 (the number of seconds in a day).

=$B3/86400

Once you have done this, you will get the time value as a number. To display the time value as a valid time (i.e. in minutes and seconds) format the cell with custom formatting.

1. Highlight the cells you wish to format eg: D3:D10.
2. In the Ribbon, select Home > Number and then click on the little arrow on the right-hand side of the number group.

1. This brings up the Format Cells dialog box.

1. Click on Custom at the bottom of the list, and then type mm:ss into the custom format text box.

1. Click OK.

Convert to Hours, Minutes and Seconds

Use hh:mm:ss format to display in hours, minutes, and seconds.

Convert to Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds in Excel

To display days as well, you can create custom formatting like below.

Convert Seconds to Minutes and Seconds in Google Sheets

As with Excel, the first step to converting elapsed second to time is to divide the value by 86400.

=$B3/86400

1. To format the cells for mm:ss, select Format > Number > More Formats > More date and time formats from the Menu.

1. Delete the 3 formats shown by clicking on each format and selecting Delete.

1. Scroll down the list and find a format with minutes and seconds.

1. Click on that format to add it to the bar at the top of the custom box.

1. Delete the Hour format from the custom format.
2. Click Apply to apply the formatting to your worksheet.

Convert to Hours, Minutes and Seconds in Google Sheets

You use the same formula in Google Sheets as you do in Excel to convert the seconds to time by dividing the value by 86400.

=$B3/86400

You then use custom formatting to display the hours as well as the minutes and seconds.

Convert to Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds in Google Sheets

You use the same formula in Google Sheets as you do in Excel to convert the seconds to time by dividing the value by 86400.

=$B3/86400

You then use custom formatting to display the days as well as the hours, minutes and seconds.

1. Delete the formatting in the Custom date and time formats box, and then click on the drop-down box to the right of the custom format box to display all the date and time options.

1. Select Day and then type “days’, select Hour and then type “hours”, select Minute and then type “minutes” and then select Second and type “seconds”

1. Click Apply.

Use Calculations and Formatting to Convert Seconds to Minutes and Seconds in Microsoft Excel

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated April 6, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft^® Excel^® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)

Although you can convert seconds to minutes and seconds in Excel, it can be a bit tricky to convert and display times in combined units (hours, minutes and seconds). Because time is calculated in Excel as a fraction of a day, you can convert fractions to appropriate time increments by combining calculations and custom number formatting.

Let’s say you have entered 80 in a cell (representing 80 seconds) and you want to convert it to the equivalent of minutes and seconds. Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, you may try to divide it by 60, but the result will be a minute and a fraction, not minutes and seconds (in this case, 1.34). However, 80 seconds is actually 1:20 or 1 minute and 20 seconds.

To convert seconds to minutes and seconds, you can divide the seconds by the total number of seconds in a day and then apply the time custom number format to display as minutes and seconds.

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Applying a custom number format for minutes and seconds

To apply custom number formatting for minutes and seconds, enter or select a time format using the Format Cells dialog box:

1. Select the cells, columns or rows to which you want to apply a custom number format.
2. Press Ctrl + 1 or right-click and select Format Cells. A dialog box appears.
3. Click the Number tab.
4. Click Custom in the category on the left.
5. In the General Area, enter mm:ss or click it in the list.
6. Click OK.

Below is the Format Cells dialog box with the minutes and seconds custom format:

There are several time formats in this dialog box. Codes include h for hour, m for minute and s for seconds.

Converting seconds to minutes and seconds

To convert seconds entered in cells to minutes and seconds, divide the seconds by the total number of seconds in a day (60 multiplied by 60 multiplied by 24) and then apply the time custom number format of mm:ss (minutes and seconds).

In the following example, we have entered seconds in column A that we want to convert to minutes and seconds in column B:

To convert seconds entered in column A to minutes and seconds in column B:

1. Click in B2.
2. Enter the formula =A2/(60*60*24) and press Enter. Keep in mind that there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day.
3. Click in B2, click the bottom right corner handle and drag down to row 18 to copy the formula down.

Column B appears as follows with the General format applied:

To format column B as minutes and seconds:

1. Select column B.
2. Press Ctrl + 1 or right-click and select Format Cells. A dialog box appears.
3. Click the Number tab.
4. Click Custom in the category on the left.
5. In the General Area, enter mm:ss or click it in the list.
6. Click OK.

Column B appears as follows with the mm:ss format applied:

Here’s another example. In this worksheet, we’ve entered start times and end times. The times are entered as hours:minutes:seconds and then AM or PM (with a space before AM or PM):

To calculate the time difference between the two columns:

1. Click in C2.
2. Enter the formula =B2-A2 and press Enter.
3. Click in C2, click the bottom right corner handle and drag down to row 6 to copy the formula down. Excel calculates the difference as a fraction.
4. You may need to select column C and apply the General format to view the result as a fraction. Click the Home tab in the Ribbon and in the Number group, select General from the drop-down menu of formats.

The values in column C appear as fractions with the General format applied as follows:

To format column C as minutes and seconds:

1. Select column C.
2. Press Ctrl + 1 or right-click and select Format Cells. A dialog box appears.
3. Click the Number tab.
4. Click Custom in the category on the left.
5. In the General Area, enter mm:ss or click it in the list.
6. Click OK.

Column C appears as follows with the mm:ss format applied:

However, in the above example, there is a problem with row 6. The time differential is in hours, minutes and seconds so let’s change the format for column C to hh:mm:ss.

Below is the final result with hh:mm:ss formatting applied to column C::

There are other functions and calculations you can use to calculate time but the strategies we’ve used here are useful for many scenarios. Working with time can be tricky and if start times and end times are not entered correctly, you won’t be able to calculate time differences.

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В этом руководстве будет показано, как преобразовать секунды во время в дни, минуты и часы в Excel и Google Таблицах.

Первый шаг к преобразованию прошедшей секунды во время — это разделить значение на 86400. Причина в том, что в сутках 86400 секунд, то есть: в 24 часах.

Как только вы это сделаете, вы получите значение времени в виде числа. Чтобы отображать значение времени как действительное время, то есть в минутах и ​​секундах, вам необходимо отформатировать ячейку с помощью настраиваемого форматирования.

1. Выделите ячейки, которые вы хотите отформатировать, например: D3: D10.
2. На ленте выберите Главная> Номер и затем щелкните маленькую стрелку справа от группы номеров.

1. Откроется диалоговое окно «Формат ячеек».

1. Нажмите на Обычай внизу списка, а затем введите мм: сс в текстовое поле настраиваемого формата.

1. Нажмите Ok.

Преобразование в часы, минуты и секунды в Excel

Вы используете ту же формулу для преобразования секунд во время, разделив значение на 86400.

Затем вы используете настраиваемое форматирование для отображения часов, а также минут и секунд.

Преобразование в дни, часы, минуты и секунды в Excel

Вы используете ту же формулу для преобразования секунд во время, разделив значение на 86400.

Затем вы используете настраиваемое форматирование для отображения дней, а также часов, минут и секунд.

Преобразование секунд в минуты и секунды в Google Таблицах

Как и в случае с Excel, первым шагом к преобразованию прошедшей секунды во время является деление значения на 86400.

1. Чтобы отформатировать ячейки для мм: сс, Выбрать Формат> Число> Дополнительные форматы> Дополнительные форматы даты и времени из меню.

1. Удалите 3 показанных формата, щелкнув каждый формат и выбрав Удалить.

1. Прокрутите список вниз и найдите формат с минутами и секундами.

1. Щелкните этот формат, чтобы добавить его на панель вверху настраиваемого поля.

1. Удалите формат «Час» из настраиваемого формата.
2. Нажмите Применить, чтобы применить форматирование к вашему рабочему листу.

Преобразование в часы, минуты и секунды в Google Таблицах

Вы используете ту же формулу в Google Таблицах, что и в Excel, чтобы преобразовать секунды во время, разделив значение на 86400.

Затем вы используете настраиваемое форматирование для отображения часов, а также минут и секунд.

Преобразование в дни, часы, минуты и секунды в Google Таблицах

Вы используете ту же формулу в Google Таблицах, что и в Excel, чтобы преобразовать секунды во время, разделив значение на 86400.

Затем вы используете настраиваемое форматирование для отображения дней, а также часов, минут и секунд.

1. Удалите форматирование в поле «Пользовательские форматы даты и времени», а затем щелкните раскрывающийся список справа от поля пользовательского формата, чтобы отобразить все параметры даты и времени.

1. Выбирать День а затем введите «дни», выберите Час а затем введите «часы», выберите Минуты а затем введите «минуты» и выберите Второй и введите «секунды»

1. Щелкните Применить.

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