Unix Timestamp to Date Converter — Human-Readable Dates

What is a Unix Timestamp?

A Unix timestamp (epoch time) is the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. It's used universally in programming for storing and transmitting dates.

Common Timestamp Values

Getting Timestamps in Code

// JavaScript
Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)

// Python
import time; int(time.time())

// Bash
date +%s

// PHP
time()