LIGHT
Illuminance
Light arriving on a surface.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Resultlx → fcConvert lux to foot-candle
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through lux
Enter a lux value to calculate foot-candle with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
QUICK REFERENCE
All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| luxfrom lx | lx | Interactive |
| kiloluxfrom lx | klx | Interactive |
| foot-candlefrom lx | fc | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.