Timestamp / Epoch Converter
Convert timestamps to dates across all timezones with multiple formats. Live clocks for UTC, local, and any timezone.
Select Timezone
Output Formats
Timestamp to Date
Date to Timestamp
What is a Unix Timestamp?
A Unix timestamp (epoch time) is the number of seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. It provides a timezone-independent way to represent a point in time as a single number. This converter handles seconds, milliseconds, and microseconds, supports 80+ timezones, and shows multiple date formats including ISO 8601, RFC 2822, and relative time.
Common Use Cases
- •Converting Unix timestamps from API responses to readable dates
- •Debugging time-related issues across different timezones
- •Converting dates to epoch format for database queries
- •Comparing timestamps from different systems
- •Calculating time differences between events
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Y2K38 problem?
Unix timestamps stored as 32-bit signed integers will overflow on January 19, 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC. Modern systems use 64-bit integers which won't overflow for 292 billion years. This tool handles both 32-bit and 64-bit timestamps.
What is the difference between seconds and milliseconds?
Standard Unix timestamps are in seconds (10 digits, e.g., 1700000000). JavaScript and Java use milliseconds (13 digits, e.g., 1700000000000). This tool auto-detects the format based on the number of digits.