Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time
2026-01-16
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Unix Timestamp to Datetime

Unix Format Seconds
Human 2026-01-16 15:57:33
UTC 2026-01-16T15:57:33Z
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Datetime to Unix Timestamp

Unix 1768579053
Milliseconds 1768579053000
Microseconds 1768579053000000
Nanoseconds 1768579053000000000
UTC 2026-01-16T15:57:33Z
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Additional Date Formats

ISO 8601 2026-01-16T15:57:33.958171Z
RFC 1123 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:57:33 UTC
MYSQL 2026-01-16 15:57:33
RFC 3339 2026-01-16T15:57:33.958171+00:00Z
ANSI C Fri Jan 16 15:57:33 2026
RFC 7231 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:57:33 UTC
RFC 2822 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:57:33 UTC
RFC 850 Friday, 16-Jan-26 15:57:33 UTC
Cookie Fri, 16-Jan-2026 15:57:33 UTC
RFC 1036 Fri, 16 Jan 26 15:57:33 +0000
RFC 822 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:57:33 UTC
RSS Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:57:33 UTC

What is a Unix timestamp?

The Unix timestamp (sometimes also known as Epoch Time or POSIX Time) is a system for tracking time in computing. It represents the number of seconds that have passed since January 1, 1970 (00:00:00 UTC), known as the Unix epoch.
Unlike traditional date and time formats, the Unix timestamp is a single integer value, making it easy for computers to store, compare, and process dates across different systems.

Key Characteristics of Unix Time:
  • Linear & Continuous: It counts time in a straight sequence of seconds.
  • Time Zone Independent: Always based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
  • Ignores Leap Seconds: Every day is treated as exactly 86,400 seconds long.
  • Widely Used in Computing: Found in databases, logs, APIs, and programming languages for timestamping events.

  • For example:
    Unix time for January 1, 1970, at midnight UTC = 0
    Unix time for January 1, 1971, at midnight UTC = 31536000
    Unix time for January 1, 2025, at midnight UTC = 1735689600
    1 Hour 3600 Seconds
    1 Day 86400 Seconds
    1 Week 604800 Seconds
    1 Month (30 days) 2592000 Seconds
    1 Year (365 days) 31536000 Seconds
    Note - Leap seconds are ignored, with a leap second having the same Unix time as the second before it, and every day is treated as if it contains exactly 86400 seconds. Due to this fact Unix time is not a true representation of UTC.

    Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

    Current UTC Time
    2026-01-16
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