⏰ Timestamp Converter

Unix epoch ↔ human-readable date, with live current timestamp β€” all in your browser

Current Unix timestamp –
–ms

Timestamp β†’ Date

Date β†’ Timestamp

interpreted in your local timezone (–)

About Unix timestamps

πŸ• What Unix time is

The number of seconds elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970 (the "epoch"). It's timezone-free, compact, and easy for computers to compare β€” which is why databases, logs and APIs use it everywhere.

πŸ”’ Seconds vs milliseconds

Classic Unix time is in seconds (10 digits today); JavaScript and many APIs use milliseconds (13 digits). This tool auto-detects which one you pasted, and shows both when converting.

🌍 No timezones… until display

A timestamp is the same instant everywhere on Earth. Timezones only appear when you format it for humans β€” that's why we show your local time and UTC separately.

πŸ“… ISO 8601

2026-07-15T09:30:00Z β€” the international standard text format for dates. The Z means UTC. Use it in APIs and documents to avoid the ambiguity of formats like 07/03/2026.

πŸ’₯ The year 2038 problem

Systems storing Unix time in a signed 32-bit integer overflow on 19 January 2038. Modern 64-bit systems are fine for the next 292 billion years.

πŸ”’ Private & instant

All conversions happen in your browser using your device's clock and timezone database. Nothing is sent to a server.