Unix Timestamp Converter

Convert between Unix timestamps and human-readable dates.

Current Unix Timestamp

Timestamp → Date

Date → Timestamp

What is a Unix Timestamp?

A Unix timestamp (also known as Epoch time or POSIX time) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. It's widely used in programming, databases, and APIs for representing dates and times in a timezone-independent way.

Common Timestamps

Timestamp	Date
`0`	Jan 1, 1970 (Unix Epoch)
`1000000000`	Sep 9, 2001
`2000000000`	May 18, 2033
`2147483647`	Jan 19, 2038 (Y2K38)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Unix timestamp?▼

A Unix timestamp (also called Epoch time) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. It's a standard way to represent time in computing, used by most programming languages and databases.

Why do developers use Unix timestamps?▼

Unix timestamps are timezone-independent, easy to store (just a number), simple to compare, and universally supported across programming languages and systems. They avoid timezone confusion in distributed systems.

What is the Year 2038 problem?▼

The Year 2038 problem occurs because 32-bit systems store Unix timestamps as signed 32-bit integers, which will overflow on January 19, 2038. Most modern systems use 64-bit timestamps, which won't overflow for billions of years.

Unix Timestamp Converter

What is a Unix Timestamp?

Common Timestamps

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