Feet to Light Years

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1 ft = — ly

Quick reference

Feet (ft)Light Years (ly)

Formula

Light Years = feet ÷ 31040000000000000

Multiply the feet value by 3.221646760384737e-17 to get light years. To reverse — divide light years by 3.221646760384737e-17 to get feet.

About this conversion

The foot (ft) is an imperial unit equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimeters. Learn more →

A light year (ly) is the distance light travels in one year — approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers, used in astronomy. Learn more →

Source: NIST International Reference