Daga wannan ya samo amfani da zamani na zamani na 60 seconds a cikin minti daya, minti 60 a cikin awa daya, da kuma 360 (60 x 6) digiri a cikin da'irar, da kuma yin amfani da seconds da minti na baka don nuna kashi na digiri. Yana yiwuwa an zabi tsarin tsarin sexagesimal saboda 60 za a iya raba daidai da 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20 da 30. Har ila yau, ba kamar Masarawa, Helenawa, da Romawa ba, Babiloniyawa suna da tsarin darajar wuri na gaskiya, inda lambobi da aka rubuta a cikin shafi na hagu suna wakiltar dabi'u masu girma, kamar yadda suke a cikin tsarin ƙididdiga.
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