Unix Timestamp Converter

Convert timestamps to dates and back. Live current timestamp. Supports all major timezones including IST.

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Current Unix Timestamp
1778749597
14/5/2026, 2:36:37 pm
Unix → Human Date
Date → Unix Timestamp

How to Use the Timestamp Converter

  1. To convert a Unix timestamp to a date: paste the timestamp (in seconds or milliseconds) into the timestamp field — the human-readable date appears immediately in all selected timezones.
  2. To convert a date to a Unix timestamp: use the date/time picker to select a date and time — the corresponding Unix timestamp is shown instantly.
  3. The current live Unix timestamp is always displayed at the top of the tool for quick reference.

About the Timestamp Converter

Unix timestamps (also called epoch time) represent a point in time as the number of seconds (or milliseconds) that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970. They are the universal time format in software engineering — used in databases, APIs, log files, JWT tokens, and file systems across all programming languages and platforms. This tool converts between Unix timestamps and human-readable date strings in any timezone, making it easy to debug timestamp-related issues, verify JWT expiry times, or understand log timestamps from different servers in different regions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Unix timestamp?
A Unix timestamp is the number of seconds that have elapsed since the Unix Epoch — 00:00:00 UTC on Thursday, January 1, 1970. It is a timezone-independent way to represent a specific moment in time, widely used in programming, databases, and APIs. JavaScript uses milliseconds instead of seconds, so JavaScript timestamps are 1000x larger.
What is the current Unix timestamp?
The current Unix timestamp changes every second. This tool displays the live current timestamp at the top of the page. As of March 2026, the Unix timestamp is approximately 1,742,000,000 seconds.
How do I convert a timestamp to a readable date in JavaScript?
Use new Date(timestamp * 1000).toISOString() for a second-precision timestamp, or new Date(timestamp).toISOString() for a millisecond-precision timestamp. To display in a specific timezone, use new Date(timestamp * 1000).toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' }).
Why does my timestamp show 1970?
If your timestamp converts to January 1, 1970, you likely have a timestamp of 0 or a very small number. This can happen if a value that should be a timestamp was never set (defaulting to 0), if you are passing milliseconds where seconds are expected (or vice versa), or if a database column returned null which was interpreted as 0.