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

What is Mile (mi)

A Mile (mi) is a unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, commonly used for measuring distances on land.

What is Light Year (ly)

A Light Year (ly) is the distance that light travels in one year in the vacuum of space, approximately equal to 5.88 trillion miles.

Conversion Formulas

To convert from miles to light years, you can use the formula:

And to convert light years to miles, you can use:

Examples

• Converting 4 miles to light years:

  4 miles (mi)=0.0000000000006804312 light years (ly)

• Converting 13 miles to light years:

  13 miles (mi)=0.000000000002211401 light years (ly)

• Converting 2 miles to light years:

  2 miles (mi)=0.0000000000003402156 light years (ly)

• Converting 4 light years to miles:

  4 light years (ly)=23514500000000 miles (mi)

• Converting 13 light years to miles:

  13 light years (ly)=76422130000000 miles (mi)

• Converting 2 light years to miles:

  2 light years (ly)=11757250000000 miles (mi)