Light Year (ly) to Mile (mi) converter

Converting from Light Year (ly) to Mile (mi) | Astronomy distance

What is Light Year (ly)

A Light Year (ly) is a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels through a vacuum in one year. Light travels at a speed of approximately 186,282 miles per second, and in one year, it covers a distance of about 5.878625 trillion miles.

What is Mile (mi)

A Mile (mi) is a unit of length commonly used in the United States and some other countries. It is equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. Miles are used to measure shorter distances on Earth.

Conversion Formulas

To convert from Light Years to Miles, you can use the following formula:

Miles=Light Years×5.878625×1012

To convert from Miles to Light Years, you can use the formula:

Light Years=5.878625×1012Miles​

Examples

  1. Converting 4 Light Years to Miles:

Miles=4×5.878625×1012=23,514,500,000,000

  1. Converting 16 Miles to Light Years:

Light Years=5.878625×101216​=0.000000000002721725

  1. Converting 9 Light Years to Miles:

Miles=9×5.878625×1012=52,907,630,000,000

  1. Converting 4 Miles to Light Years:

Light Years=5.878625×10124​=0.0000000000006804312

Use this page to perform conversions from Light Years to Miles and vice versa for your astronomical distance calculations.

Light Year to Mile conversion table

ly to mi conversion table

Light Year (ly)Mile (mi)
0.01 ly58 786 250 000 mi
0.1 ly587 862 500 000 mi
1 ly5 878 625 000 000 mi
2 ly11 757 250 000 000 mi
3 ly17 635 880 000 000 mi
4 ly23 514 500 000 000 mi
5 ly29 393 130 000 000 mi
6 ly35 271 750 000 000 mi
7 ly41 150 380 000 000 mi
8 ly47 029 000 000 000 mi
9 ly52 907 630 000 000 mi
10 ly58 786 250 000 000 mi
10 ly58 786 250 000 000 mi
20 ly117 572 500 000 000 mi
30 ly176 358 800 000 000 mi
40 ly235 145 000 000 000 mi
50 ly293 931 300 000 000 mi
60 ly352 717 500 000 000 mi
70 ly411 503 800 000 000 mi
80 ly470 290 000 000 000 mi
90 ly529 076 300 000 000 mi
100 ly587 862 500 000 000 mi
1 000 ly5 878 625 000 000 000 mi
2 000 ly11 757 250 000 000 000 mi
3 000 ly17 635 880 000 000 000 mi
4 000 ly23 514 500 000 000 000 mi
5 000 ly29 393 130 000 000 000 mi
6 000 ly35 271 750 000 000 000 mi
7 000 ly41 150 380 000 000 000 mi
8 000 ly47 029 000 000 000 000 mi
9 000 ly52 907 630 000 000 000 mi
10 000 ly58 786 250 000 000 000 mi