How to convert Unix timestamp to Datetime in Go

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    package main

    import (
        "fmt"
        "time"
    )
    
    func main() {
        unixTimestamp := int64(399789333)
        dateTime := time.Unix(unixTimestamp, 0)
    
        fmt.Println("Converted Date:", dateTime)
    }

Output:

Converted Date: 1982-09-02 04:35:33

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

Code Explanation

In order to perform the Unix timestamp conversion in Go, the Unix timestamp '399789333' is passed to the time.Unix() function, which converts it to a time.Time object.
The second argument, 0, represents the nanoseconds (which is 0 in this case). The resulting time.Time object represents the corresponding date and time, which is then printed.

Convert Date to Unix timestamp in Go

Other useful Go date functions

Function	Description	Example
`time.Now()`	Returns the current date and time as a `time.Time` object.	`time.Now()` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56 +0000 UTC
`time.Date()`	Creates a new `time.Time` object for a specific date and time.	`time.Date(2024, 8, 28, 12, 34, 56, 0, time.UTC)` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56 +0000 UTC
`time.Unix()`	Converts a Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) to a `time.Time` object.	`time.Unix(1698499452, 0)` returns 2023-10-28 12:44:12 +0000 UTC
`time.Parse()`	Parses a formatted string and returns the corresponding `time.Time` object.	`time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", "2024-08-28 12:34:56")` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56 +0000 UTC
`time.Format()`	Formats a `time.Time` object into a string according to the specified layout.	`time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56
`time.Add()`	Adds a duration to a `time.Time` object, returning a new `time.Time`.	`time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour)` returns the same time tomorrow.
`time.Sub()`	Subtracts one `time.Time` object from another, returning the duration between them.	`time.Now().Sub(pastTime)` returns the duration since `pastTime`.
`time.Since()`	Returns the duration since the specified `time.Time`.	`time.Since(startTime)` returns the duration since `startTime`.
`time.Sleep()`	Pauses the current goroutine for at least the specified duration.	`time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)` pauses for 2 seconds.
`time.UTC()`	Returns a `time.Time` object corresponding to the specified UTC time.	`time.UTC(2024, 8, 28, 12, 34, 56, 0)` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56 +0000 UTC

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20