Convert Yard to Light-Year Online

About Yard to Light-Year Conversion

This converter converts Yard (yd) to Light-Year (ly). One Yard (yd) equals 9.665215626321084e-17 Light-Year (ly).

Formula:

1 Yard (yd) = 9.665215626321084e-17 Light-Year (ly)

Example:

1 yd = 9.665215626321084e-17 ly
2 yd = 1.9330431252642168e-16 ly

Yard (yd) to Light-Year (ly) Conversion

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

Conversion Formula

Light-Year = Yard × 9.665216e-17

To convert Yard (yd) to Light-Year (ly), multiply the value by 9.665216e-17. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 yd to ly.

  • Step 1: Write the formula: ly = yd × 9.665216e-17
  • Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 9.665216e-17
  • Step 3: Result: 9.665216e-17 ly
So, 1 yd = 9.665216e-17 ly.

About the Units

Yard (yd)

One Yard (yd) equals 9.665216e-17 Light-Year (ly)

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

Light-Year (ly)

One Light-Year (ly) equals 1.034638e+16 Yard (yd)

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

Where This Conversion Is Used

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Light-Year (ly) are in 1 Yard (yd)?

1 yd = 9.665216e-17 ly.

What is the formula for converting Yard (yd) to Light-Year (ly)?

Multiply the yd value by 9.665216e-17.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 ly = 1.034638e+16 yd.

Conclusion

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

Quick Links for Unit Converters

Convert Yard to Other Units

Yard to Inch

1 yd = 36 in

1 Yard (yd) = 36 Inches (in)

1 yard equals 36 inches.

Yard to Foot

1 yd = 3 ft

1 Yard (yd) = 3 Feet (ft)

1 yard equals 3 feet.

Yard to Feet

1 yd = 3 ft

1 Yard (yd) = 3 Feets (ft)

1 yard equals 3 feets.

Yard to Centimeter

1 yd = 91.44 cm

1 Yard (yd) = 91.44 Centimeters (cm)

1 yard equals 91.44 centimeters.

Yard to Meter

1 yd = 0.9144 m

1 Yard (yd) = 0.9144 Meter (m)

1 yard equals 0.9144 meter.

Yard to Kilometer

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

1 Yard (yd) = 0.0009144 Kilometer (km)

1 yard equals 0.0009144 kilometer.

Yard to Millimeter

1 yd = 914.4 mm

1 Yard (yd) = 914.4 Millimeters (mm)

1 yard equals 914.4 millimeters.

Yard to Yoctometer

1 yd = 9.144000000000001e+23 ym

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144000000000001e+23 Yoctometers (ym)

1 yard equals 9.144000000000001e+23 yoctometers.

Yard to Zeptometer

1 yd = 914400000000000100000 zm

1 Yard (yd) = 914400000000000100000 Zeptometers (zm)

1 yard equals 914400000000000100000 zeptometers.

Yard to Attometer

1 yd = 914399999999999900 am

1 Yard (yd) = 914399999999999900 Attometers (am)

1 yard equals 914399999999999900 attometers.

Yard to Femtometer

1 yd = 914399999999999.9 fm

1 Yard (yd) = 914399999999999.9 Femtometers (fm)

1 yard equals 914399999999999.9 femtometers.

Yard to Picometer

1 yd = 914400000000 pm

1 Yard (yd) = 914400000000 Picometers (pm)

1 yard equals 914400000000 picometers.

Yard to Nanometer

1 yd = 914399999.9999999 nm

1 Yard (yd) = 914399999.9999999 Nanometers (nm)

1 yard equals 914399999.9999999 nanometers.

Yard to Micrometer

1 yd = 914400 µm

1 Yard (yd) = 914400 Micrometers (µm)

1 yard equals 914400 micrometers.

Yard to Decimeter

1 yd = 9.144 dm

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144 Decimeters (dm)

1 yard equals 9.144 decimeters.

Yard to Decameter

1 yd = 0.09144 dam

1 Yard (yd) = 0.09144 Decameter (dam)

1 yard equals 0.09144 decameter.

Yard to Hectometer

1 yd = 0.009144 hm

1 Yard (yd) = 0.009144 Hectometer (hm)

1 yard equals 0.009144 hectometer.

Yard to Megameter

1 yd = 9.144e-7 Mm

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-7 Megameter (Mm)

1 yard equals 9.144e-7 megameter.

Yard to Gigameter

1 yd = 9.144e-10 Gm

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-10 Gigameter (Gm)

1 yard equals 9.144e-10 gigameter.

Yard to Terameter

1 yd = 9.144e-13 Tm

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-13 Terameter (Tm)

1 yard equals 9.144e-13 terameter.

Yard to Petameter

1 yd = 9.144e-16 Pm

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-16 Petameter (Pm)

1 yard equals 9.144e-16 petameter.

Yard to Exameter

1 yd = 9.144e-19 Em

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-19 Exameter (Em)

1 yard equals 9.144e-19 exameter.

Yard to Zettameter

1 yd = 9.144e-22 Zm

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-22 Zettameter (Zm)

1 yard equals 9.144e-22 zettameter.

Yard to Yottameter

1 yd = 9.144e-25 Ym

1 Yard (yd) = 9.144e-25 Yottameter (Ym)

1 yard equals 9.144e-25 yottameter.

Yard to Cubit

1 yd = 2 cubit

1 Yard (yd) = 2 Cubits (cubit)

1 yard equals 2 cubits.

Yard to Span

1 yd = 4 span

1 Yard (yd) = 4 Spans (span)

1 yard equals 4 spans.

Yard to Hand

1 yd = 9 hh

1 Yard (yd) = 9 Hands (hh)

1 yard equals 9 hands.

Yard to Palm

1 yd = 12 palm

1 Yard (yd) = 12 Palms (palm)

1 yard equals 12 palms.

Yard to Digit

1 yd = 48 digit

1 Yard (yd) = 48 Digits (digit)

1 yard equals 48 digits.

Yard to Link

1 yd = 4.545454545454545 link

1 Yard (yd) = 4.545454545454545 Links (link)

1 yard equals 4.545454545454545 links.

Yard to Ell

1 yd = 0.7999999999999999 ell

1 Yard (yd) = 0.7999999999999999 Ell (ell)

1 yard equals 0.7999999999999999 ell.

Yard to Barleycorn

1 yd = 107.95749704840614 barleycorn

1 Yard (yd) = 107.95749704840614 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 yard equals 107.95749704840614 barleycorns.

Yard to Astronomical Unit

1 yd = 6.112386464602266e-12 AU

1 Yard (yd) = 6.112386464602266e-12 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 yard equals 6.112386464602266e-12 Astronomicalunit.

Yard to Light-Second

1 yd = 3.0501100864919023e-9 ls

1 Yard (yd) = 3.0501100864919023e-9 Light-Second (ls)

1 yard equals 3.0501100864919023e-9 Light-Second.

Yard to Light-Minute

1 yd = 5.083516810819837e-11 lm

1 Yard (yd) = 5.083516810819837e-11 Light-Minute (lm)

1 yard equals 5.083516810819837e-11 Light-Minute.

Yard to Light-Hour

1 yd = 8.472528016462989e-13 lh

1 Yard (yd) = 8.472528016462989e-13 Light-Hour (lh)

1 yard equals 8.472528016462989e-13 Light-Hour.

Yard to Light-Day

1 yd = 3.530220007677325e-14 ld

1 Yard (yd) = 3.530220007677325e-14 Light-Day (ld)

1 yard equals 3.530220007677325e-14 Light-Day.

Yard to Light-Year

1 yd = 9.665215626321084e-17 ly

1 Yard (yd) = 9.665215626321084e-17 Light-Year (ly)

1 yard equals 9.665215626321084e-17 Light-Year.

Yard to Parsec

1 yd = 2.9633685822679245e-17 pc

1 Yard (yd) = 2.9633685822679245e-17 Parsec (pc)

1 yard equals 2.9633685822679245e-17 Parsec.

Yard to Kiloparsec

1 yd = 2.963368582267925e-20 kpc

1 Yard (yd) = 2.963368582267925e-20 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 yard equals 2.963368582267925e-20 Kiloparsec.

Yard to Megaparsec

1 yd = 2.963368582267925e-23 Mpc

1 Yard (yd) = 2.963368582267925e-23 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 yard equals 2.963368582267925e-23 Megaparsec.

Yard to Gigaparsec

1 yd = 2.963368582267925e-26 Gpc

1 Yard (yd) = 2.963368582267925e-26 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 yard equals 2.963368582267925e-26 Gigaparsec.

Yard to Nautical Mile

1 yd = 0.0004937365010799136 NM

1 Yard (yd) = 0.0004937365010799136 Nautical Mile (NM)

1 yard equals 0.0004937365010799136 Nautical Mile.

Yard to Fathom

1 yd = 0.5 ftm

1 Yard (yd) = 0.5 Fathom (ftm)

1 yard equals 0.5 fathom.

Yard to Cable Length

1 yd = 0.004166666666666667 cable

1 Yard (yd) = 0.004166666666666667 Cable Length (cable)

1 yard equals 0.004166666666666667 Cable Length .

Yard to Nautical League

1 yd = 0.00016457883369330455 NL

1 Yard (yd) = 0.00016457883369330455 Nautical League (NL)

1 yard equals 0.00016457883369330455 Nautical League.

Yard to Thou

1 yd = 36000 mil

1 Yard (yd) = 36000 Thous (mil)

1 yard equals 36000 thous.

Yard to Rod

1 yd = 0.1818181818181818 rd

1 Yard (yd) = 0.1818181818181818 Rod (rd)

1 yard equals 0.1818181818181818 rod.

Yard to Chain

1 yd = 0.04545454545454545 ch

1 Yard (yd) = 0.04545454545454545 Chain (ch)

1 yard equals 0.04545454545454545 chain.

Yard to Furlong

1 yd = 0.004545454545454545 fur

1 Yard (yd) = 0.004545454545454545 Furlong (fur)

1 yard equals 0.004545454545454545 furlong.

Yard to Mile

1 yd = 0.0005681818181818182 mi

1 Yard (yd) = 0.0005681818181818182 Mile (mi)

1 yard equals 0.0005681818181818182 mile.

Yard to League

1 yd = 0.0001893939393939394 lea

1 Yard (yd) = 0.0001893939393939394 League (lea)

1 yard equals 0.0001893939393939394 league.

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.