Millilux to Foot Candle Converter

Convert millilux to foot-candle instantly.

Standard illuminance units

lux 0.1
foot-candle 0.0093
phot 0
kilolux 0.0001

Fun comparisons

full moon nights 🌕~ 0.4
office lighting levels 🏢~ Less than 0.01
overcast day levels ☁️~ Less than 0.01
operating room levels 🏥~ Less than 0.01
direct sunlight levels ☀️~ Less than 0.01

How to convert millilux to foot-candle

Enter your illuminance in millilux and get the equivalent in foot-candle instantly. Key reference points: direct sunlight provides about 100,000 lux, a typical office is 300-500 lux (28-46 foot-candles), and a full moon provides about 0.25 lux.

Millilux measures trace lighting levels in dark-sky research; foot-candles are the US practical lighting unit, so this conversion is used when evaluating light trespass in US regulations.

Need the opposite direction? Convert foot-candle to millilux just as easily, or explore all our illuminance conversions.

Common millilux to foot-candle conversions

Millilux (mlx)Foot Candle (fc)
10.0000929031
50.000464516
100.000929031
250.00232258
500.00464516
1000.00929031
5000.0464516
10000.0929031

Frequently asked questions

1 millilux equals 0.0000929031 foot-candle.

Multiply by 0.0000929031. For example, 5 mlx = 0.000464516 fc.

1000 millilux (1 lux) equals approximately 0.0929 foot-candles.

1 foot-candle equals 10763.9 millilux.

100 millilux equals 0.00929031 foot-candle.

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