Convert Units of Luminous Flux


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How to convert luminous flux units using the AddUp calculator

How to convert units in general

Conversions can be done either with the "->" conversion operator or with the equivalent "convert" function. The function has three parameters: a quantity, a unit to convert from and a unit to convert to. Likewise the conversion operator uses three values: the quantity and unit to convert from are placed on the left side of the operator while the unit to convert to goes to the right side.

Luminous Flux Units

The basic unit of luminous flux is the lumen. All units of luminous flux are expressed in terms of this base unit and so measurements can be converted from any one of the following units to any other.

candlePower
candle power: 12.566370614359 lumen
lumen
Basic unit of luminous flux (candela steradian): 1 lumen

Sample Conversions of Luminous Flux Units

Convert lumen to candle power

10 lumen -> candlePower = 0.7957747

convert(10; lumens; candlePower) = 0.7957747

Convert candle power to lumens

10 candlePower -> lumen = 125.66371

convert(10; candlePower; lumens) = 125.66371