How many minutes are in a day? There are 1,440 minutes in a day. The math is simple: 24 hours × 60 minutes. Here are the figures for a week, month, and year too.
For counting time between moments, see the date calculator or the world clock.
The math
- In an hour: 60 minutes
- In a day: 24 × 60 = 1,440 minutes
- In a week: 1,440 × 7 = 10,080 minutes
Minutes per period
| Period | Minutes |
|---|---|
| An hour | 60 |
| A day | 1,440 |
| A week | 10,080 |
| A 30-day month | 43,200 |
| A 31-day month | 44,640 |
| A common year (365 days) | 525,600 |
| A leap year (366 days) | 527,040 |
"525,600 minutes"
If 525,600 looks familiar, it's from the song "Seasons of Love" from the musical Rent — "five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes" is exactly the number of minutes in a common 365-day year. A leap year has 527,040.
Going smaller: seconds
One minute is 60 seconds, so a day has 86,400 seconds (1,440 × 60). See how many seconds are in a day? for more.
Quick answers
How many minutes are in a day? 1,440 minutes (24 hours × 60).
How many minutes are in a week? 10,080 minutes (1,440 × 7).
How many minutes are in a year? 525,600 in a common year, or 527,040 in a leap year.
Why is 525,600 a famous number? It's the number of minutes in a year, made famous by the song "Seasons of Love" from Rent.