Unix Timestamp Converter
Convert between Unix epoch timestamps and human-readable dates. See the current timestamp live, convert in both directions, and copy formatted output.
What is a Unix Timestamp?
A Unix timestamp (also called Epoch time or POSIX time) counts the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 at 00:00:00 UTC. It is widely used in programming, databases, and APIs because it is timezone-independent and easy to compare.
Common Formats
- Unix seconds — 10-digit integer (e.g., 1740000000)
- Unix milliseconds — 13-digit integer (e.g., 1740000000000), used in JavaScript's
Date.now() - ISO 8601 — international standard format (e.g., 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000Z)
- RFC 2822 — email/HTTP date format (e.g., Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT)