DEGREES

Converts an expression from radians to fractional degrees, or from degrees, minutes, and seconds to fractional degrees.

Converts an expression from radians to fractional degrees, or from degrees, minutes, and seconds to fractional degrees. The return value has the type DOUBLE PRECISION.

Behavior type

Immutable

Syntax

DEGREES ( { radians | degrees, minutes, seconds } )

Parameters

radians
Unit of angular measure. 2*π* radians is equal to a full rotation.
degrees
Unit of angular measure, equal to 1/360 of a full rotation.
minutes
Unit of angular measurement, representing 1/60 of a degree.
seconds
Unit of angular measurement, representing 1/60 of a minute.

Examples

SELECT DEGREES(0.5);
     DEGREES
------------------
 28.6478897565412
(1 row)

SELECT DEGREES(1,2,3);
     DEGREES
------------------
 1.03416666666667
(1 row)