Date to Unix Timestamp (Epoch) Converter

A Date to Unix Timestamp Converter transforms human-readable dates and times into Unix timestamps (also known as Epoch time). A Unix timestamp represents the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, at 00:00:00 UTC. This conversion is crucial for developers needing to store dates in database systems, work with APIs that require timestamp formats, or when programming time-based functions in various applications. For reference, the current Unix epoch time is constantly increasing.

Our date to Unix timestamp conversion tool provides these specific capabilities:

• Convert any date and time to Unix timestamp format
• User-friendly date and time selection interface
• Support for local and UTC timezone conversion
• Precisely calculated timestamp results
• Copy-to-clipboard functionality for convenient use

1. Select your Date using the date picker interface
2. Enter the Time using the time input field (e.g., 14:30 for 2:30 PM)
3. Select the timezone for the input date and time:
   • Local Time: Assumes the entered date/time is in your browser's local timezone.
   • UTC: Assumes the entered date/time is in Coordinated Universal Time.
4. Click the "Convert to Unix" button
5. View the resulting Unix timestamp (in seconds). The corresponding GMT/UTC time of the input is also shown for clarity.
6. Use the copy button to copy the timestamp to your clipboard if needed

The result will show the Unix timestamp in seconds. The conversion to timestamp is always based on the UTC equivalent of the input date and time, according to your timezone selection.

The Unix epoch (or Unix time, POSIX time, Unix timestamp) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT), not counting leap seconds (in ISO 8601: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z). Literally speaking, the epoch is Unix time 0 (midnight 1/1/1970), but 'epoch' is often used as a synonym for Unix time. Some systems store epoch dates as a signed 32-bit integer, which might cause problems on January 19, 2038 (known as the Year 2038 problem or Y2K38).

Common time units in seconds:

Here are some examples of how to get the current Unix epoch time (seconds since epoch) in different programming languages:

time();

import time; 
time.time()

Time.now.to_i

time

long epoch = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000;

DateTimeOffset.Now.ToUnixTimeSeconds();

Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);

import "time"
func main() {
    fmt.Println(time.Now().Unix())
}

NSDate().timeIntervalSince1970

SELECT unix_timestamp(now());

SELECT extract(epoch from now());

SELECT strftime('%s', 'now');