how to convert 156.808 degrees to degree-minute-second?

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amistre64 · Answer

360 degree - 60 minutes - 60 seconds

amistre64 · Answer

the 156 is the degrees, so that part is just fine

amistre64 · Answer

.808 needs to convert to minutes so divide it by 60 and get the integer off it perhaps?

amistre64 · Answer

that way dint work :)  gotta recall the conversions

anonymous · Answer

156 degrees
.808 times 60=48.48
.48 times 60=29

anonymous · Answer

156 degrees 48 minutes 29 seconds?

amistre64 · Answer

1 degree = 60 minutes

.808 degrees * 60 minutes
----------------------- perhaps?
          1 degree

amistre64 · Answer

yep, you got it :)

anonymous · Answer

so why doesn't an hour=1 degree/

amistre64 · Answer

becasue that is not how they defined it many many years ago

amistre64 · Answer

a full circle is 360 degrees by convention

amistre64 · Answer

each degree is split into minutes of 60

anonymous · Answer

but 1 hour=60 minutes
and 
1 degree=60 minutes?

amistre64 · Answer

there are no hours in degrees; so making up relations that dont exist is futile

amistre64 · Answer

if you can construct a new way to define degrees that is consistent and easier, by all means :)

anonymous · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

so 24hours=360 degrees based on this website wikepedia

anonymous · Answer

i'm just trying to make sense of it

amistre64 · Answer

well, based on math and geometry, 1 degree does not equal 1/60th of a circle

amistre64 · Answer

1 degree = 1/360th of a circle

amistre64 · Answer

trying to relate a clock face to how they interpret degree minute second is not going to work smoothly

anonymous · Answer

:(

amistre64 · Answer

the brits has a system where they divide the circle up into 400 degrees; and a right angle was considered to be 100 degrees

amistre64 · Answer

but trying to do the conversions was a hassle

anonymous · Answer

so would you say our system sucks?

amistre64 · Answer

i would say that our system is conventional; but trying to redefine it would be more trouble than its worth in the long run

anonymous · Answer

thanks for your help :)

amistre64 · Answer

youre welcome :)

phi · Answer

Btw, astronomers and navigators often use time as an angle.  That's because the earth rotates a full circle in 24 hours = 360 degrees.  Or 1 hour = 15 degrees. You might notice that a time zone is 15 degrees wide.
Anyway, it can become very confusing when you mix minutes of arc with minutes of time.