Convert Light-Year to Nautical Mile Online

About Light-Year to Nautical Mile Conversion

This converter converts Light-Year (ly) to Nautical Mile (NM). One Light-Year (ly) equals 5108385784330.886 Nautical Mile (NM).

Formula:

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5108385784330.886 Nautical Mile (NM)

Example:

1 ly = 5108385784330.886 NM
2 ly = 10216771568661.771 NM

Light-Year (ly) to Nautical Mile (NM) Conversion

A clear guide to converting Light-Year into Nautical. Includes numeric examples, formulas, and a breakdown of where this conversion appears in science, engineering, and daily applications.

Conversion Formula

Nautical = Light-Year × 5.108386e+12

To convert Light-Year (ly) to Nautical Mile (NM), multiply the value by 5.108386e+12. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 ly to NM.

  • Step 1: Write the formula: NM = ly × 5.108386e+12
  • Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 5.108386e+12
  • Step 3: Result: 5.108386e+12 NM
So, 1 ly = 5.108386e+12 NM.

About the Units

Light-Year (ly)

One Light-Year (ly) equals 5.108386e+12 Nautical Mile (NM)

Used for extremely large distances such as astronomical or planetary scales.

Nautical Mile (NM)

One Nautical Mile (NM) equals 1.957566e-13 Light-Year (ly)

A widely used unit across scientific, engineering, and measurement contexts.

Where This Conversion Is Used

  • Converting values from Light-Year to Nautical for engineering or scientific workflows.
  • Used when normalizing mixed-unit datasets requiring consistent Nautical representation.
  • Applied when comparing different measurement systems across tools and documents.
  • Essential in astronomy, orbital mechanics, and large-scale simulations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Nautical Mile (NM) are in 1 Light-Year (ly)?

1 ly = 5.108386e+12 NM.

What is the formula for converting Light-Year (ly) to Nautical Mile (NM)?

Multiply the ly value by 5.108386e+12.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 NM = 1.957566e-13 ly.

Conclusion

By applying the conversion factor shown above, you can reliably convert Light-Year (ly) to Nautical Mile (NM) for use in scientific analysis, engineering calculations, academic work, or daily measurements.

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Convert Light-Year to Other Units

Light-Year to Inch

1 ly = 372469703644913400 in

1 Light-Year (ly) = 372469703644913400 Inches (in)

1 Light-Year equals 372469703644913400 inches.

Light-Year to Foot

1 ly = 31039141970409450 ft

1 Light-Year (ly) = 31039141970409450 Feet (ft)

1 Light-Year equals 31039141970409450 feet.

Light-Year to Feet

1 ly = 31039141970409450 ft

1 Light-Year (ly) = 31039141970409450 Feets (ft)

1 Light-Year equals 31039141970409450 feets.

Light-Year to Centimeter

1 ly = 946073047258080000 cm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 946073047258080000 Centimeters (cm)

1 Light-Year equals 946073047258080000 centimeters.

Light-Year to Meter

1 ly = 9460730472580800 m

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472580800 Meters (m)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472580800 meters.

Light-Year to Kilometer

1 ly = 9460730472580.8 km

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472580.8 Kilometers (km)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472580.8 kilometers.

Light-Year to Millimeter

1 ly = 9460730472580800000 mm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472580800000 Millimeters (mm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472580800000 millimeters.

Light-Year to Yard

1 ly = 10346380656803150 yd

1 Light-Year (ly) = 10346380656803150 Yards (yd)

1 Light-Year equals 10346380656803150 yards.

Light-Year to Yoctometer

1 ly = 9.460730472580801e+39 ym

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.460730472580801e+39 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Light-Year equals 9.460730472580801e+39 yoctometers.

Light-Year to Zeptometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+36 zm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+36 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+36 zeptometers.

Light-Year to Attometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+33 am

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+33 Attometers (am)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+33 attometers.

Light-Year to Femtometer

1 ly = 9.460730472580799e+30 fm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.460730472580799e+30 Femtometers (fm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.460730472580799e+30 femtometers.

Light-Year to Picometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+27 pm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+27 Picometers (pm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+27 picometers.

Light-Year to Nanometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+24 nm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+24 Nanometers (nm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+24 nanometers.

Light-Year to Micrometer

1 ly = 9.460730472580801e+21 µm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.460730472580801e+21 Micrometers (µm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.460730472580801e+21 micrometers.

Light-Year to Decimeter

1 ly = 94607304725808000 dm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 94607304725808000 Decimeters (dm)

1 Light-Year equals 94607304725808000 decimeters.

Light-Year to Decameter

1 ly = 946073047258080 dam

1 Light-Year (ly) = 946073047258080 Decameters (dam)

1 Light-Year equals 946073047258080 decameters.

Light-Year to Hectometer

1 ly = 94607304725808 hm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 94607304725808 Hectometers (hm)

1 Light-Year equals 94607304725808 hectometers.

Light-Year to Megameter

1 ly = 9460730472.5808 Mm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472.5808 Megameters (Mm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472.5808 megameters.

Light-Year to Gigameter

1 ly = 9460730.4725808 Gm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730.4725808 Gigameters (Gm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730.4725808 gigameters.

Light-Year to Terameter

1 ly = 9460.7304725808 Tm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460.7304725808 Terameters (Tm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460.7304725808 terameters.

Light-Year to Petameter

1 ly = 9.4607304725808 Pm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808 Petameters (Pm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808 petameters.

Light-Year to Exameter

1 ly = 0.0094607304725808 Em

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.0094607304725808 Exameter (Em)

1 Light-Year equals 0.0094607304725808 exameter.

Light-Year to Zettameter

1 ly = 0.0000094607304725808 Zm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.0000094607304725808 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Light-Year equals 0.0000094607304725808 zettameter.

Light-Year to Yottameter

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e-9 Ym

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e-9 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e-9 yottameter.

Light-Year to Cubit

1 ly = 20692761313606300 cubit

1 Light-Year (ly) = 20692761313606300 Cubits (cubit)

1 Light-Year equals 20692761313606300 cubits.

Light-Year to Span

1 ly = 41385522627212600 span

1 Light-Year (ly) = 41385522627212600 Spans (span)

1 Light-Year equals 41385522627212600 spans.

Light-Year to Hand

1 ly = 93117425911228350 hh

1 Light-Year (ly) = 93117425911228350 Hands (hh)

1 Light-Year equals 93117425911228350 hands.

Light-Year to Palm

1 ly = 124156567881637800 palm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 124156567881637800 Palms (palm)

1 Light-Year equals 124156567881637800 palms.

Light-Year to Digit

1 ly = 496626271526551200 digit

1 Light-Year (ly) = 496626271526551200 Digits (digit)

1 Light-Year equals 496626271526551200 digits.

Light-Year to Link

1 ly = 47029002985468856 link

1 Light-Year (ly) = 47029002985468856 Links (link)

1 Light-Year equals 47029002985468856 links.

Light-Year to Ell

1 ly = 8277104525442520 ell

1 Light-Year (ly) = 8277104525442520 Ells (ell)

1 Light-Year equals 8277104525442520 ells.

Light-Year to Barleycorn

1 ly = 1116969359218512400 barleycorn

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1116969359218512400 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Light-Year equals 1116969359218512400 barleycorns.

Light-Year to Astronomical Unit

1 ly = 63241.07708426628 AU

1 Light-Year (ly) = 63241.07708426628 Astronomical Units (AU)

1 Light-Year equals 63241.07708426628 Astronomicalunits.

Light-Year to Light-Second

1 ly = 31557600 ls

1 Light-Year (ly) = 31557600 Light-Seconds (ls)

1 Light-Year equals 31557600 Light-Seconds.

Light-Year to Light-Minute

1 ly = 525960 lm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 525960 Light-Minutes (lm)

1 Light-Year equals 525960 Light-Minutes.

Light-Year to Light-Hour

1 ly = 8765.999998375542 lh

1 Light-Year (ly) = 8765.999998375542 Light-Hours (lh)

1 Light-Year equals 8765.999998375542 Light-Hours.

Light-Year to Light-Day

1 ly = 365.25000001692143 ld

1 Light-Year (ly) = 365.25000001692143 Light-Days (ld)

1 Light-Year equals 365.25000001692143 Light-Days.

Light-Year to Parsec

1 ly = 0.3066013937855503 pc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.3066013937855503 Parsec (pc)

1 Light-Year equals 0.3066013937855503 Parsec.

Light-Year to Kiloparsec

1 ly = 0.0003066013937855503 kpc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.0003066013937855503 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Light-Year equals 0.0003066013937855503 Kiloparsec.

Light-Year to Megaparsec

1 ly = 3.066013937855503e-7 Mpc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 3.066013937855503e-7 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Light-Year equals 3.066013937855503e-7 Megaparsec.

Light-Year to Gigaparsec

1 ly = 3.066013937855503e-10 Gpc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 3.066013937855503e-10 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Light-Year equals 3.066013937855503e-10 Gigaparsec.

Light-Year to Nautical Mile

1 ly = 5108385784330.886 NM

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5108385784330.886 Nautical Miles (NM)

1 Light-Year equals 5108385784330.886 Nautical Miles.

Light-Year to Fathom

1 ly = 5173190328401575 ftm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5173190328401575 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Light-Year equals 5173190328401575 fathoms.

Light-Year to Cable Length

1 ly = 43109919403346.46 cable

1 Light-Year (ly) = 43109919403346.46 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 Light-Year equals 43109919403346.46 Cable Length s.

Light-Year to Nautical League

1 ly = 1702795261443.6284 NL

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1702795261443.6284 Nautical Leagues (NL)

1 Light-Year equals 1702795261443.6284 Nautical Leagues.

Light-Year to Thou

1 ly = 372469703644913400000 mil

1 Light-Year (ly) = 372469703644913400000 Thous (mil)

1 Light-Year equals 372469703644913400000 thous.

Light-Year to Rod

1 ly = 1881160119418754.2 rd

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1881160119418754.2 Rods (rd)

1 Light-Year equals 1881160119418754.2 rods.

Light-Year to Chain

1 ly = 470290029854688.56 ch

1 Light-Year (ly) = 470290029854688.56 Chains (ch)

1 Light-Year equals 470290029854688.56 chains.

Light-Year to Furlong

1 ly = 47029002985468.86 fur

1 Light-Year (ly) = 47029002985468.86 Furlongs (fur)

1 Light-Year equals 47029002985468.86 furlongs.

Light-Year to Mile

1 ly = 5878625373183.607 mi

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5878625373183.607 Miles (mi)

1 Light-Year equals 5878625373183.607 miles.

Light-Year to League

1 ly = 1959541791061.2026 lea

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1959541791061.2026 Leagues (lea)

1 Light-Year equals 1959541791061.2026 leagues.

Convert Nautical Mile to Other Units

Nautical Mile to Inch

1 NM = 72913.38582677166 in

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 72913.38582677166 Inches (in)

1 Nautical Mile equals 72913.38582677166 inches.

Nautical Mile to Foot

1 NM = 6076.115485564304 ft

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 6076.115485564304 Feet (ft)

1 Nautical Mile equals 6076.115485564304 feet.

Nautical Mile to Feet

1 NM = 6076.115485564304 ft

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 6076.115485564304 Feets (ft)

1 Nautical Mile equals 6076.115485564304 feets.

Nautical Mile to Centimeter

1 NM = 185200 cm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 185200 Centimeters (cm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 185200 centimeters.

Nautical Mile to Meter

1 NM = 1852 m

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1852 Meters (m)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1852 meters.

Nautical Mile to Kilometer

1 NM = 1.852 km

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852 Kilometers (km)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852 kilometers.

Nautical Mile to Millimeter

1 NM = 1852000 mm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1852000 Millimeters (mm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1852000 millimeters.

Nautical Mile to Yard

1 NM = 2025.3718285214347 yd

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 2025.3718285214347 Yards (yd)

1 Nautical Mile equals 2025.3718285214347 yards.

Nautical Mile to Yoctometer

1 NM = 1.8520000000000002e+27 ym

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.8520000000000002e+27 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.8520000000000002e+27 yoctometers.

Nautical Mile to Zeptometer

1 NM = 1.852e+24 zm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852e+24 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852e+24 zeptometers.

Nautical Mile to Attometer

1 NM = 1.8519999999999997e+21 am

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.8519999999999997e+21 Attometers (am)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.8519999999999997e+21 attometers.

Nautical Mile to Femtometer

1 NM = 1851999999999999700 fm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1851999999999999700 Femtometers (fm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1851999999999999700 femtometers.

Nautical Mile to Picometer

1 NM = 1852000000000000 pm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1852000000000000 Picometers (pm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1852000000000000 picometers.

Nautical Mile to Nanometer

1 NM = 1852000000000 nm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1852000000000 Nanometers (nm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1852000000000 nanometers.

Nautical Mile to Micrometer

1 NM = 1852000000 µm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1852000000 Micrometers (µm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1852000000 micrometers.

Nautical Mile to Decimeter

1 NM = 18520 dm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 18520 Decimeters (dm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 18520 decimeters.

Nautical Mile to Decameter

1 NM = 185.2 dam

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 185.2 Decameters (dam)

1 Nautical Mile equals 185.2 decameters.

Nautical Mile to Hectometer

1 NM = 18.52 hm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 18.52 Hectometers (hm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 18.52 hectometers.

Nautical Mile to Megameter

1 NM = 0.001852 Mm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 0.001852 Megameter (Mm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 0.001852 megameter.

Nautical Mile to Gigameter

1 NM = 0.000001852 Gm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 0.000001852 Gigameter (Gm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 0.000001852 gigameter.

Nautical Mile to Terameter

1 NM = 1.852e-9 Tm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852e-9 Terameter (Tm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852e-9 terameter.

Nautical Mile to Petameter

1 NM = 1.852e-12 Pm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852e-12 Petameter (Pm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852e-12 petameter.

Nautical Mile to Exameter

1 NM = 1.852e-15 Em

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852e-15 Exameter (Em)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852e-15 exameter.

Nautical Mile to Zettameter

1 NM = 1.852e-18 Zm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852e-18 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852e-18 zettameter.

Nautical Mile to Yottameter

1 NM = 1.852e-21 Ym

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.852e-21 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.852e-21 yottameter.

Nautical Mile to Cubit

1 NM = 4050.7436570428695 cubit

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 4050.7436570428695 Cubits (cubit)

1 Nautical Mile equals 4050.7436570428695 cubits.

Nautical Mile to Span

1 NM = 8101.487314085739 span

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 8101.487314085739 Spans (span)

1 Nautical Mile equals 8101.487314085739 spans.

Nautical Mile to Hand

1 NM = 18228.346456692914 hh

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 18228.346456692914 Hands (hh)

1 Nautical Mile equals 18228.346456692914 hands.

Nautical Mile to Palm

1 NM = 24304.461942257218 palm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 24304.461942257218 Palms (palm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 24304.461942257218 palms.

Nautical Mile to Digit

1 NM = 97217.84776902887 digit

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 97217.84776902887 Digits (digit)

1 Nautical Mile equals 97217.84776902887 digits.

Nautical Mile to Link

1 NM = 9206.23558418834 link

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 9206.23558418834 Links (link)

1 Nautical Mile equals 9206.23558418834 links.

Nautical Mile to Ell

1 NM = 1620.2974628171478 ell

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1620.2974628171478 Ells (ell)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1620.2974628171478 ells.

Nautical Mile to Barleycorn

1 NM = 218654.07319952775 barleycorn

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 218654.07319952775 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Nautical Mile equals 218654.07319952775 barleycorns.

Nautical Mile to Astronomical Unit

1 NM = 1.237985535044116e-8 AU

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.237985535044116e-8 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.237985535044116e-8 Astronomicalunit.

Nautical Mile to Light-Second

1 NM = 0.000006177607043069776 ls

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 0.000006177607043069776 Light-Second (ls)

1 Nautical Mile equals 0.000006177607043069776 Light-Second.

Nautical Mile to Light-Minute

1 NM = 1.0296011738449626e-7 lm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.0296011738449626e-7 Light-Minute (lm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.0296011738449626e-7 Light-Minute.

Nautical Mile to Light-Hour

1 NM = 1.716001956090273e-9 lh

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.716001956090273e-9 Light-Hour (lh)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.716001956090273e-9 Light-Hour.

Nautical Mile to Light-Day

1 NM = 7.150008152032377e-11 ld

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 7.150008152032377e-11 Light-Day (ld)

1 Nautical Mile equals 7.150008152032377e-11 Light-Day.

Nautical Mile to Light-Year

1 NM = 1.957565544613588e-13 ly

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.957565544613588e-13 Light-Year (ly)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.957565544613588e-13 Light-Year.

Nautical Mile to Parsec

1 NM = 6.001923244050959e-14 pc

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 6.001923244050959e-14 Parsec (pc)

1 Nautical Mile equals 6.001923244050959e-14 Parsec.

Nautical Mile to Kiloparsec

1 NM = 6.001923244050959e-17 kpc

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 6.001923244050959e-17 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Nautical Mile equals 6.001923244050959e-17 Kiloparsec.

Nautical Mile to Megaparsec

1 NM = 6.001923244050958e-20 Mpc

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 6.001923244050958e-20 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Nautical Mile equals 6.001923244050958e-20 Megaparsec.

Nautical Mile to Gigaparsec

1 NM = 6.001923244050959e-23 Gpc

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 6.001923244050959e-23 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Nautical Mile equals 6.001923244050959e-23 Gigaparsec.

Nautical Mile to Fathom

1 NM = 1012.6859142607174 ftm

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1012.6859142607174 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1012.6859142607174 fathoms.

Nautical Mile to Cable Length

1 NM = 8.439049285505979 cable

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 8.439049285505979 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 Nautical Mile equals 8.439049285505979 Cable Length s.

Nautical Mile to Nautical League

1 NM = 0.3333333333333333 NL

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 0.3333333333333333 Nautical League (NL)

1 Nautical Mile equals 0.3333333333333333 Nautical League.

Nautical Mile to Thou

1 NM = 72913385.82677165 mil

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 72913385.82677165 Thous (mil)

1 Nautical Mile equals 72913385.82677165 thous.

Nautical Mile to Rod

1 NM = 368.24942336753355 rd

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 368.24942336753355 Rods (rd)

1 Nautical Mile equals 368.24942336753355 rods.

Nautical Mile to Chain

1 NM = 92.06235584188339 ch

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 92.06235584188339 Chains (ch)

1 Nautical Mile equals 92.06235584188339 chains.

Nautical Mile to Furlong

1 NM = 9.20623558418834 fur

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 9.20623558418834 Furlongs (fur)

1 Nautical Mile equals 9.20623558418834 furlongs.

Nautical Mile to Mile

1 NM = 1.1507794480235425 mi

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 1.1507794480235425 Miles (mi)

1 Nautical Mile equals 1.1507794480235425 miles.

Nautical Mile to League

1 NM = 0.38359314934118083 lea

1 Nautical Mile (NM) = 0.38359314934118083 League (lea)

1 Nautical Mile equals 0.38359314934118083 league.