Timestamp Converter

Convert between Unix timestamp and date

Current Unix Timestamp

Timestamp → Date

Unix Timestamp

Format

Date → Timestamp

Date and Time

Output Format

Quick Reference

Unix Epoch

0 (Jan 1, 1970)

1 Billion

1000000000 (Sep 9, 2001)

2 Billion

2000000000 (May 18, 2033)

Y2K38 Problem

2147483647 (Jan 19, 2038)

What is Unix Timestamp?

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, not counting leap seconds.

Unix timestamps are commonly used in programming and databases because they are:

• Universal - Same everywhere, regardless of timezone

• Simple - Just a single number

• Easy to compare - Simple integer comparison

• Compact - Takes less storage than date strings

Common Timestamp Formats

• Seconds - Most common format (10 digits for current dates)

• Milliseconds - Used by JavaScript (13 digits)

• Microseconds - High precision (16 digits)

• Nanoseconds - Very high precision (19 digits)