| 3.170 FAQ-1207 How to convert the date time units of an analysis output?Convert_Date_Time_Output_Units Last Update: 11/12/2024 Most analyses in Origin do not allow for custom units. As a result, analysis outputs can require conversion to the desired units, especially when working with date time data.
 Date time data, regardless of the display format, is stored with a base unit of days. The following table can be used to convert Origin's date time data to other units.
 
| Unit | Conversion Factor |  
| Seconds | 1/86400 |  
| Minutes | 1/1440 |  
| Hours | 1/24 |  
| Days | 0 |  
| Weeks | 7 |  
| Months | 30 |  
| Years | 365 |  
| Decades | 3650 |  
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