Unix Timestamp Converter

Convert Unix epoch timestamps to human-readable dates and back. Supports seconds and milliseconds, shows UTC and your local timezone, and includes a live current-timestamp display.

Current Unix timestamp

How it works

A Unix timestamp counts seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. Timestamps ≥ 1e12 are treated as milliseconds. The tool builds a Date object and renders it in ISO 8601, UTC and your local timezone; the reverse direction parses any date string via the Date parser.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Unix epoch?

Midnight UTC on January 1, 1970 — the zero point from which Unix timestamps count seconds.

Seconds or milliseconds?

Unix timestamps are traditionally in seconds, but JavaScript's Date.now() returns milliseconds. This tool auto-detects which one you entered.

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