I was thinking the ideal spacing would be 32 inches apart from the center of the light box... Is that too far?

I would say 9”-9.3” space from the beginning of the island to the end.

Sorry that’s supposed to be 11 3/4” spacing leaving a 1/2’ space from each end so space 11 3/4” from that 1/2’

Add the width of the pendants times 3..subtract that from the width of the island..take that number and remove 12” in on each side..so that would be 24”..than take that number and divide by two that is the space between the pendants.

I got about 17”-18”

Ok HIWE I did your way with the rule of thumb. 93 minus 12” on each side is 69” minus the total width of pendants is 34.5” which comes out to 34.5” spacing.

You can actually add another Pendant but thanks for the learning curve

No you have to divide the 34.5 for the space between both pendants..So from middle pendant to left pendant and from middle pendant to right pendant...17”-18”

Ok it’s actually 17.25”. Thanks HIWE now I know how to calculate this part

So If our light boxes are currently installed at 24inches apart from the center of the light box, and our pendants are 11.5 inches wide (with a 93 inch island), are we all good? Or will the pendants be too close together and leaving too much free space at the ends of the island? I'm thinking there will not actually be enough space between the edges of the pendants?

They will be fine you just have less space from edge of island on each side..instead of 12” in on each side you will have about 6”.....I like them around 12” in from sides so if standing at ends of island you are not so close to the side of the pendant.

The way I'm calculating it, we will have 18.25 inches from the edge of the island to the edge of the pendant in we put the 3 light boxes 24 inches apart...

Correct me if I'm wrong:

Light Box ----24----Light Box ----24----Light Box = a total spread of 48 inches

pendant is 11.5

island is 93

93-48=45inches

over hang of one half of a pendant from light boxes on each end is 11.5

45+11.5=56.5

93-56.5= 36.5

36.5 divided by 2=18.25 inches of empty space on each end of the 93 inch island...

for you I thought it would be 34.5” while calculating the rule of thumb. Plus you’re it usually 6” away from the edge going inward of the island that’s what I always thought

For spacing your pendants over your island you first want to find the center point of the island. For a smaller island that only requires two pendants, you want to find the center point and then space the lights 30-36 inches apart with the widest part of the pendant being 30 inches from the other pendant. If you have a larger island that requires three pendants, you want to hang the first pendant directly over the midline of the island. Once the middle pendant is established, hang the other two at least 30 inches apart.

Numbers are not right.

The light box you are referring to is it the fixture part in the ceiling Eric Aanen

I did another calculation with 1/2 of feet of empty space from each of the island.

6”+11.5”+23.25”+11.5”+23.25+11.5”+6” = 93

so the light boxes in the ceiling should be at least 30 inches apart....

the measurements I was talking about was for the pendants over the island sounds like you’re talking about the box for recessed lighting which we don’t know the size of the kitchen and the height of your walls

It's ok - thanks for trying!

So if you leave your boxes at 24” apart this is the layout you will have with the pendant width you have...each space on the paper is a foot.

HIWE why does it have to have 18” of empty space from the island the pendants may look squished or too close. This is why I questioned the OP because the light boxes are not the width as the bottom of the pendants

Eric Aanen, can you post a pic of your pendant or size of the light boxes

Claire..their is no choice...the boxes they said are 24” apart and the pendants are 11.5...and the island is basically 8’ long..so that is the reality of the measurements given....the sketch is how it will play out as stated by homeowner....I am not adding what I would do it is they way it will hang without our input...

Thank you @Home Interiors with Ease. The electrician moved the boxes to 32 inches apart today. We are all set! I didn't want them to be so close together and wanted more flexibility in the size of the pedant! Problem solved! On to the next new build decision! ;-)

Great so glad it worked out!

Can we see how your outcome looks