DEGREES DAX Function (Math and Trig)

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Converts radians into degrees.

Syntax

DEGREES ( <Number> )

Parameter	Attributes	Description
Number		The angle in radians that you want to convert.

Return values

Scalar A single decimal value.

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Examples

--  RADIANS and DEGREES convert one unit of measure
--  in the other one, for angles.
DEFINE 
    VAR Vals = GENERATESERIES ( -PI(), PI(), PI()/4 )
EVALUATE
    ADDCOLUMNS ( 
        Vals,
        "DEGREES",   DEGREES( [Value] ),
        "RADIANS",   RADIANS ( DEGREES ( [Value] ) )
    )

Value	DEGREES	RADIANS
-3.14	-180	-3.14
-2.36	-135	-2.36
-1.57	-90	-1.57
-0.79	-45	-0.79
0.00	0	0.00
0.79	45	0.79
1.57	90	1.57
2.36	135	2.36
3.14	180	3.14

Related functions

Other related functions are:

• RADIANS

Last update: Oct 22, 2025   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/degrees-function-dax