How to convert Datetime to Unix timestamp in Rust

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    use chrono::NaiveDate;

    fn main() {
        // Create a NaiveDate object for 2012-10-11 11:21:46
        let naive_date = NaiveDate::from_ymd(2012, 10, 11).and_hms(11, 21, 46);
    
        // Convert to Unix timestamp
        let unix_timestamp = naive_date.timestamp();
    
        println!("Unix Timestamp: {}", unix_timestamp);
    }

Output:

Unix Timestamp: 1349954506

Example only. There may be multiple ways to perform this operation.

Code Explanation

In this example, a NaiveDate object is created for the date '2012-10-11 11:21:46' using NaiveDate::from_ymd, which sets the year, month, and day. The and_hms method adds hours, minutes, and seconds. The timestamp() method then converts the NaiveDateTime object into a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01).
The result is printed using the println! function.

Convert Unix timestamp to Date in Rust

Other useful Rust date functions (with chrono crate)

Function	Description	Example
`NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp()`	Creates a `NaiveDateTime` object from a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970) and nanoseconds.	`NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(1514764800, 0)` returns 2018-01-01 00:00:00
`Utc.from_utc_datetime()`	Converts a `NaiveDateTime` object to a UTC datetime.	`Utc.from_utc_datetime(&naive_datetime)` converts 2018-01-01 00:00:00 to UTC.
`NaiveDate::from_ymd()`	Creates a `NaiveDate` object from the specified year, month, and day.	`NaiveDate::from_ymd(2018, 7, 15)` returns 2018-07-15
`NaiveDateTime::and_hms()`	Adds hours, minutes, and seconds to a `NaiveDate` to create a `NaiveDateTime` object.	`date.and_hms(12, 30, 45)` adds time to a date.
`NaiveDateTime::timestamp()`	Returns the Unix timestamp for a `NaiveDateTime` object.	`naive_datetime.timestamp()` returns 1531656645 for 2018-07-15 12:30:45
`NaiveDateTime::format()`	Formats a `NaiveDateTime` object as a string.	`naive_datetime.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")` returns 2018-07-15 12:30:45
`Utc::now()`	Returns the current UTC date and time.	`Utc::now()` returns the current UTC date and time.
`Local::now()`	Returns the current local date and time.	`Local::now()` returns the current local date and time.

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20