Date to Unix Timestamp Converter

Convert dates to Unix timestamps and Unix timestamps to human-readable dates.

Date:

Time:

Timezone:

Unix Timestamp

Enter a date and time, then click Convert to see the Unix timestamp.

Unix Timestamp:

Output Timezone:

Human-Readable Date

Enter a Unix timestamp, then click Convert to see the date and time.

About Unix Timestamps

Unix time (also known as Epoch time or POSIX time) is a system for representing a point in time as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds.

Common Unix Timestamp References

Date & Time	Unix Timestamp
January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC	0
January 1, 2000 00:00:00 UTC	946684800
January 1, 2020 00:00:00 UTC	1577836800
January 19, 2038 03:14:07 UTC	2147483647

Uses of Unix Timestamps

Web development and APIs for consistent date/time representation
Database storage and sorting of date/time values
Calculating time intervals between events
Cross-platform compatibility in time-based applications
Generating unique IDs based on time

Understanding the Year 2038 Problem

The Year 2038 problem is a time representation issue that will affect Unix-like systems storing time as a signed 32-bit integer. On January 19, 2038, this value will overflow, potentially causing systems to fail. Modern systems increasingly use 64-bit timestamps to avoid this limitation.