How long is a second?

Put simply, one second is equal to 1,000 milliseconds or 1,000,000 microseconds. If you calculate further, a second is equal to 0.02 minutes, or 0.00028 hours, or 0.000011 days.

Here's a closer look at what a second equals:

0.000001 weeks
0.000011 days
0.00028 hours
0.02 minutes
1,000 milliseconds
1,000,000 microseconds

This amount of time corresponds to:

Light traveling 186,282 miles (light speed is 186,282 miles per second)
Earth orbiting 18.5 miles (speed is 18.5 miles per second)
A bee flapping its wings 400 times (about 400 flaps per second)
A supersonic jet flying 1,115 feet (flies at 1,115 feet per second)
Sound traveling 1,125 feet (moves at about 1,125 feet per second in air)