Unit Circle Calculator

Find the unit-circle coordinates and sine, cosine and tangent for any angle.

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Result

Angle (radians)
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sin θ
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cos θ
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tan θ
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Quadrant / axis
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How to use this tool

1
Enter an angle in degrees

Any angle works, including negative angles and angles above 360°.

2
Read the point

The headline result is the (x, y) point on the unit circle.

3
Read sin, cos and tan

The metrics list each value separately.

4
Check the quadrant

The quadrant tells you the signs of sin and cos at a glance.

Formula & worked example

Point = (cos θ, sin θ); tan θ = sin θ / cos θ; radians = degrees × π/180.

At 30°, the unit-circle point is (0.866, 0.5), so cos 30° = 0.866 and sin 30° = 0.5.

Limitations — read this before you rely on it

Exact values are shown rounded to 4 decimal places; special angles such as 30° have exact surd forms (for example cos 30° = √3/2).

Frequently asked questions

A circle of radius 1 centred at the origin. The point at angle θ has coordinates (cos θ, sin θ).

Because the radius is 1, the horizontal distance from the origin is exactly cos θ and the vertical distance is sin θ.

At 90° and 270°, where cos θ = 0 and tan θ = sin/cos would divide by zero.

Yes. Negative angles are measured clockwise and are normalised to the 0°–360° range for the quadrant.

Degrees × π/180. A full circle is 360° or 2π radians.