Timestamp to Date

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A timestamp is a numeric value for a specific moment, usually counted from a fixed starting point. Unix timestamps count seconds from January 1, 1970 UTC.

Online Timestamp Converter

Convert Unix timestamps and dates. Supports second and millisecond timestamps.

What is a Unix timestamp?

A Unix timestamp is a numeric representation of a specific moment, usually counted in seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC. It is useful across time zones because it can be converted into local dates anywhere.

Seconds and milliseconds

  • Second timestamp - 10 digits, such as 1704067200, often used by backend systems and databases.
  • Millisecond timestamp - 13 digits, such as 1704067200000, the format returned by JavaScript Date.now().

Common use cases

  • API development - Pass time values consistently between clients and servers.
  • Database storage - Store time as integers for simpler indexing and comparison.
  • Log analysis - Sort and compare events with a unified time format.
  • Cache expiration - Set precise expiration times for cached data.