1 day = 1,440 minutes
Twenty-four hours in a day, sixty minutes in each hour: 24 × 60 = 1,440. Half a day is 720 minutes, an 8-hour workday is 480, and a week is 10,080 minutes.
| Unit | Amount | Working |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | 60 | — |
| 8 hours | 480 | 8 × 60 |
| 1 day | 1,440 | 24 × 60 |
| 1 week | 10,080 | 7 × 1,440 |
| 30 days | 43,200 | 30 × 1,440 |
| 1 year (365 d) | 525,600 | 365 × 1,440 |
How many minutes in a week?
10,080. Seven days × 1,440.
How many minutes in a month?
From 40,320 (28 days) to 44,640 (31 days). A 30-day month has 43,200.
How many minutes in a year?
525,600, the number made famous by the song from Rent. A leap year has 527,040.
How many minutes in 8 hours?
480. Useful for timesheets: 8.5 hours is 510 minutes, 7.5 hours is 450.