Timestamp Converter
Runs in browserConvert Unix timestamps to dates and back instantly.
Convert Unix timestamps (seconds or milliseconds) to human-readable dates and back. Supports ISO 8601 and common date string formats.
Timestamp Converter tool
Current Unix Timestamp
1779872846Timestamp → Date
ISO 8601: 2026-05-27T09:07:26.000Z
RFC 1123: Wed, 27 May 2026 09:07:26 GMT
Local: Wed May 27 2026 09:07:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Unix (s): 1779872846
Unix (ms): 1779872846000
UTC: May 27, 2026, 9:07:26 AM
Relative: 1 second ago
Date string → Timestamp
🔒 Runs in your browser · No uploads · Your data never leaves your device
How to use
Timestamp to date
Enter a Unix timestamp and choose seconds or milliseconds. The ISO date is shown.
Date to timestamp
Enter a date string (e.g. 2024-01-15 or Jan 15, 2024). Get milliseconds and seconds.
Copy values
Use Copy next to any result to copy it.
Common use cases
- Debugging API timestamps — Convert Unix timestamps from API responses to human-readable dates to verify event timing.
- Inspecting JWT claims — Convert exp and iat claims from JWT tokens to readable dates to check token validity windows.
- Working with log files — Convert epoch timestamps from server logs to local times for incident analysis.
- Cross-timezone date verification — Convert a timestamp to multiple timezones to confirm scheduling logic works correctly across regions.
Examples
Seconds to date
1640000000 seconds.
Input1640000000Output2021-12-20T...
Frequently asked questions
- Seconds vs milliseconds?
- Unix time can be in seconds (10 digits) or milliseconds (13 digits). Use the checkbox to interpret correctly.
- What date formats are supported?
- Any format that JavaScript's Date() accepts: ISO 8601, localized strings, etc.
Key concepts
- Unix timestamp
- The number of seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC — a universal way to represent a point in time.
- Epoch
- The reference point (January 1, 1970 UTC) from which Unix timestamps are measured.
- ISO 8601
- An international date/time format standard, e.g. 2026-04-09T12:00:00Z, widely used in APIs and databases.
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