Conversion formula

The conversion factor from seconds to hours is 0.00027777777777778, which means that 1 second is equal to 0.00027777777777778 hours:

1 s = 0.00027777777777778 hr

To convert 1042.2 seconds into hours we have to multiply 1042.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from seconds to hours. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 s → 0.00027777777777778 hr

1042.2 s → T_(hr)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the time T in hours:

T_(hr) = 1042.2 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 0.2895 hr

The final result is:

1042.2 s → 0.2895 hr

We conclude that 1042.2 seconds is equivalent to 0.2895 hours:

1042.2 seconds = 0.2895 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 3.454231433506 × 1042.2 seconds.

Another way is saying that 1042.2 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 3.454231433506 hours.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two point two seconds is approximately zero point two nine hours:

1042.2 s ≅ 0.29 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately three point four five four times one thousand forty-two point two seconds.

Conversion table

seconds to hours chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from seconds to hours