Unix Timestamp Converter

Convert between Unix timestamps and human-readable dates. Shows current epoch time.

Current Unix Time: (updates every second)

Timestamp → Date

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Date → Timestamp

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About Unix Timestamps

A Unix timestamp (also called "epoch time") is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (the Unix Epoch). It's used in programming, databases, and APIs because it's timezone-independent and easy to calculate with.

Common Use Cases

Database record timestamps
API date parameters
Log file analysis
Cron job scheduling
Caching with expiration

Seconds vs Milliseconds

JavaScript uses milliseconds by default, while Unix/Linux systems use seconds. Common source of bugs! JavaScript's Date.now() returns milliseconds; divide by 1000 for Unix seconds.