Conversion formula

The conversion factor from hours to days is 0.041666666666667, which means that 1 hour is equal to 0.041666666666667 days:

1 hr = 0.041666666666667 d

To convert 72 hours into days we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from hours to days. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 hr → 0.041666666666667 d

72 hr → T_(d)

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

T_(d) = 72 hr × 0.041666666666667 d

T_(d) = 3 d

The final result is:

72 hr → 3 d

We conclude that 72 hours is equivalent to 3 days:

72 hours = 3 days

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 day is equal to 0.33333333333333 × 72 hours.

Another way is saying that 72 hours is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33333333333333 days.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two hours is approximately three days:

72 hr ≅ 3 d

An alternative is also that one day is approximately zero point three three three times seventy-two hours.

Conversion table

hours to days chart

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