What is a Unix timestamp?

A Unix timestamp (also called epoch time or POSIX time) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970. It is a standard way to represent time in computing, databases, and APIs.

How do I convert a Unix timestamp to a human-readable date?

Enter your Unix timestamp in the "Timestamp to Human date" section and click Convert. The tool auto-detects whether your input is in seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, or nanoseconds and displays the result in GMT and your local timezone.

How do I convert a date to a Unix timestamp?

In the "Human date to timestamp" section, enter the year, month, day, hours, minutes, and seconds. Select AM/PM and timezone, then click the convert button to get the epoch in seconds and milliseconds.

What is the current Unix timestamp?

The current Unix timestamp is shown in real time on the Epoch Converter page at skybin.io/tools/epoch. It updates every second.

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Epoch & Unix Timestamp Converter

Convert Unix timestamps to human-readable dates or any date to an epoch timestamp. Supports seconds, milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds.

Timestamp to Human date

Supports seconds, milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds

Human date to timestamp

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