What is Unix Timestamp Converter?
A Unix Timestamp Converter is a critical utility for developers, system administrators, and database engineers who deal with time-series data. The Unix Timestamp (or Epoch time) represents time as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (UTC), without counting leap seconds. While efficient for computers, this format is unreadable to humans. This tool provides a seamless, bidirectional conversion interface: enter a timestamp to see the corresponding human-readable date in both your local timezone and UTC/GMT, or enter a date to generate the correct Unix timestamp. It handles standard seconds-based timestamps as well as millisecond-precision timestamps used in JavaScript and Java. With features like 'One-click Now' to get the current epoch time and support for ISO 8601 formats, it simplifies debugging logs, scheduling cron jobs, and analyzing database records. The tool runs entirely client-side, ensuring instant results without server latency.
Input Formats
- Unix Timestamp (Seconds)
- Unix Timestamp (Milliseconds)
- Human-readable Date strings
- ISO 8601 Date formats
Output Results
- Formatted Date (Local & UTC)
- Epoch Timestamp
- Relative time (e.g., '2 hours ago')
- Day, Month, Year details
Key Features
Who is this for?
For Developers
Debug database records and API responses.
For System Administrators
Analyze server logs and cron job schedules.
For Business Analysts
Convert data export timestamps to readable dates.
How to Use
Enter a timestamp to see the human-readable date.
Or enter a date/time to get the corresponding Unix timestamp.
Use the 'Now' button to get the current time.
Code Examples
JavaScript
// Get current timestamp
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
// Convert timestamp to Date
const date = new Date(timestamp * 1000);Python
import time
# Get current timestamp
timestamp = int(time.time())