Timestamp Converter

Convert Unix timestamps to human-readable dates and back

Unix Timestamp (seconds or milliseconds)

Converted Date

Date to Timestamp

Date: Time:

About Unix Timestamps

A Unix timestamp (also known as Epoch time or POSIX time) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT), not counting leap seconds.

Common Timestamp Formats

Seconds: 10 digits (e.g., 1609459200)
Milliseconds: 13 digits (e.g., 1609459200000)
Microseconds: 16 digits (e.g., 1609459200000000)

Use Cases

Database date storage
API responses and requests
Log file timestamps
Cross-timezone date handling
Cache expiration times

Key Dates

0: January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC (Unix Epoch)
2147483647: January 19, 2038 (Y2K38 problem for 32-bit systems)