UNIX Time Converter
Convert UNIX timestamps to human-readable dates and vice versa. Perfect for developers working with APIs and databases.
Current Time
Timestamp to Date
• UNIX timestamp is seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC
• Also known as Epoch time or POSIX time
• Commonly used in programming and databases
Date to Timestamp
• Select date and time in your local timezone
• Result will be in UNIX timestamp format
• Click "Now" to use current date/time
Common Timestamps
When to Use UNIX Time Converter
💻 Software Development
- • API timestamp processing and validation
- • Database record creation and modification times
- • Log file analysis and debugging
- • Cron job scheduling and timing
- • Session timeout calculations
🔍 Data Analysis
- • Server performance monitoring
- • User activity tracking analysis
- • Event correlation across systems
- • Time series data processing
- • Audit trail timestamp verification
🛠️ System Administration
- • Server backup scheduling verification
- • Certificate expiration checking
- • System uptime calculations
- • Performance metric timestamps
- • Maintenance window planning
🌐 Web Development
- • User registration and login timestamps
- • Cache expiration time management
- • Rate limiting window calculations
- • JWT token expiration handling
- • Analytics event time correlation
📊 Business Intelligence
- • Transaction timestamp analysis
- • Customer behavior pattern timing
- • Report generation scheduling
- • Data warehouse ETL processing
- • Time-based trend analysis
🔧 DevOps & Monitoring
- • CI/CD pipeline build timestamps
- • Application deployment timing
- • Error occurrence correlation
- • Performance alert timestamp analysis
- • Infrastructure change tracking
💡 Common UNIX Time Formats
Understanding UNIX Timestamps
What is UNIX Time?
UNIX timestamp represents the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (the Unix epoch). This standardized time format is widely used across programming languages and systems.
Why Use UNIX Timestamps?
Universal Standard: Same value regardless of timezone
Easy Calculations: Simple arithmetic for time differences
Database Efficient: Integer storage saves space
Cross-Platform: Consistent across all systems