Timestamp Converter
Convert Unix timestamps to dates and dates to Unix timestamps.
Unix Timestamp → Date & Time
Convert a Unix timestamp into a readable date and time.
Date & Time → Unix Timestamp
Select a date and time to generate a Unix timestamp.
About Timestamp Converter
Convert Unix timestamps between seconds or milliseconds and readable date and time values directly in your browser.
How to use Timestamp Converter
- Select whether the timestamp uses seconds or milliseconds.
- Enter a Unix timestamp to convert it to a date and time.
- Or select a date and time to generate a Unix timestamp.
- Click the appropriate Convert button to get the result.
- Use Copy to copy the result to your clipboard.
What is a Unix Timestamp?
A Unix timestamp represents a point in time as the number of seconds or milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 UTC. Unix timestamps are commonly used by programming languages, APIs, databases and web applications to represent dates consistently.
Seconds vs Milliseconds
Unix Epoch
The Unix epoch is the reference point used by Unix timestamps: January 1, 1970 at 00:00:00 UTC. A timestamp indicates how much time has elapsed from that reference point.
Common Uses of Unix Timestamps
- Representing dates and times in APIs.
- Storing timestamps in databases.
- Comparing dates in programming applications.
- Recording event and log times.
- Working with JavaScript Date values.
- Converting timestamps received from external systems.
Why use a Timestamp Converter?
Unix timestamps are compact and convenient for software, but they are not always easy to read as a human. A timestamp converter makes it easier to inspect API responses, logs, database values and application data by converting timestamps into readable dates and times.
Local Date and Time
The displayed date and time use your browser's local time zone. This means the same Unix timestamp can be displayed differently depending on the computer or device running the tool.
Is my timestamp uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion is performed directly in your browser using JavaScript Date functionality. The timestamp and date values do not need to be uploaded to a backend server.