How to convert Unix timestamp to Datetime in Julia

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    using Dates

    unix_timestamp = 1359812961
    date_time = unix2datetime(unix_timestamp)
    
    println("Converted Date: ", date_time)

Output:

Converted Date: 2013-02-02 13:49:21

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

Code Explanation

In this Julia example of Unix timestamp conversion, the unix2datetime() function converts the Unix timestamp '1359812961' to the date '2013-02-02 13:49:21'.
The unix2datetime() function takes the Unix timestamp as an argument and returns a DateTime object.

Convert Date to Unix timestamp in Julia

Other useful Julia date functions

Function	Description	Example
`Date()`	Creates a `Date` object from year, month, and day.	`Date(2022, 5, 15)` returns 2022-05-15
`DateTime()`	Creates a `DateTime` object from year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.	`DateTime(2022, 5, 15, 8, 30, 45)` returns 2022-05-15T08:10:45
`now()`	Returns the current date and time as a `DateTime` object.	`now()` returns 2024-08-28T12:34:56
`today()`	Returns the current date as a `Date` object.	`today()` returns 2024-08-28
`unix2datetime()`	Converts a Unix timestamp to a `DateTime` object.	`unix2datetime(1652602245)` returns 2022-05-15T08:10:45
`datetime2unix()`	Converts a `DateTime` object to a Unix timestamp.	`datetime2unix(DateTime(2022, 5, 15, 8, 30, 45))` returns 1652602245
`format()`	Formats a `Date` or `DateTime` object as a string according to the provided format string.	`Dates.format(Date(2022, 5, 15), "yyyy-mm-dd")` returns 2022-05-15
`Day()`	Represents a day period, which can be added or subtracted from dates.	`Date(2022, 5, 15) + Day(5)` returns 2022-05-20
`Month()`	Represents a month period, which can be added or subtracted from dates.	`Date(2022, 5, 15) + Month(2)` returns 2022-07-15
`Year()`	Represents a year period, which can be added or subtracted from dates.	`Date(2022, 5, 15) + Year(1)` returns 2023-05-15

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