How to convert Unix timestamp to Datetime in Laravel

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    use Carbon\Carbon;

    $timestamp = 1633028820; // Example Unix timestamp
    $date = Carbon::createFromTimestamp($timestamp);
    
    echo $date->toDateTimeString();

Output:

2021-09-30 19:07:00

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

Code Explanation

In this code snippet, we are using Laravel's Carbon library to convert a Unix timestamp into a human-readable date format.
The Unix timestamp 1633028820 is passed to the Carbon::createFromTimestamp() method to create a Carbon date object.
This object allows for easy manipulation and formatting of dates. The toDateTimeString() method is then called on the Carbon object to convert the timestamp into a string representing the date and time in the format Y-m-d H:i:s.
In this example, it outputs the date 2021-09-30 19:07:00.

Convert Date to Unix timestamp in Laravel

Other useful Laravel date functions

Function	Description	Example
`now()`	Returns the current date and time as a Carbon instance.	`now()` returns 2024-09-15 10:00:00
`today()`	Returns the current date with time set to midnight as a Carbon instance.	`today()` returns 2024-09-15 00:00:00
`yesterday()`	Returns the date for yesterday with time set to midnight as a Carbon instance.	`yesterday()` returns 2024-09-14 00:00:00
`Carbon::parse()`	Parses a date string and returns a Carbon instance.	`Carbon::parse('2024-09-15')` returns 2024-09-15 00:00:00
`Carbon::createFromTimestamp()`	Creates a Carbon instance from a Unix timestamp.	`Carbon::createFromTimestamp(1633024800)` returns 2021-10-01 00:00:00
`addDays()`	Adds a specified number of days to the Carbon instance.	`now()->addDays(5)` returns 2024-09-20 10:00:00
`subMonths()`	Subtracts a specified number of months from the Carbon instance.	`now()->subMonths(2)` returns 2024-07-15 10:00:00
`diffForHumans()`	Returns a human-readable difference between the current time and another date.	`now()->subDays(3)->diffForHumans()` returns 3 days ago

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20