Unix Timestamp Converter

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Convert Unix timestamps to human-readable dates and vice versa — online, free, no signup. See the current epoch time live, convert any timestamp to UTC and local time, and convert dates back to Unix timestamps.

Current Unix Timestamp

1784905298

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:01:38 GMT

Timestamp → Date

Date → Timestamp

About this tool

A Unix timestamp (also called epoch time or POSIX time) is a single integer representing the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix Epoch—midnight UTC on January 1, 1970. It is the standard time representation used by operating systems, databases, programming languages, and APIs because it is timezone-independent, always increasing, and trivially comparable. This tool shows the current Unix timestamp updating in real time, converts any timestamp to a human-readable UTC and local date/time, and converts any date string or calendar input back to a Unix timestamp.

How to use

1The current Unix timestamp (epoch) is shown live at the top — copy it at any time.
2To convert a timestamp to a date: paste the Unix timestamp into the "Timestamp → Date" field.
3To convert a date to a timestamp: type or pick a date in the "Date → Timestamp" field.
4Results show UTC time, your local time, and a relative description (e.g. "3 days ago").

Frequently asked questions

What is the Unix Epoch?: The Unix Epoch is the starting point: 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970. Every Unix timestamp is the number of whole seconds that have passed since that moment.
What is the difference between seconds and milliseconds timestamps?: Unix timestamps are classically in seconds (10 digits, e.g. 1718000000). JavaScript's Date.now() returns milliseconds (13 digits, e.g. 1718000000000). This tool expects seconds input. If you have a millisecond timestamp, divide by 1000 first.
What is the Year 2038 problem?: Many older systems store Unix timestamps as a signed 32-bit integer, which overflows on January 19, 2038. Modern systems use 64-bit integers, which can represent dates hundreds of billions of years in the future, so this is no longer a concern for new software.
Are Unix timestamps affected by daylight saving time?: No. Unix timestamps are always in UTC and have no knowledge of timezones or DST. The conversion to a human-readable local time (which this tool shows) applies your browser's local timezone offset.