live unix time

Current Unix Timestamp

Q: How accurate are the microsecond and nanosecond values?

Browser clocks expose millisecond precision through Date.now() , so the microsecond and nanosecond fields are exact multiples of the current millisecond (three or six trailing zeros). They are the correct values to the precision your browser can measure.

Q: How do I get the current timestamp in code?

JavaScript: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) . Python: int(time.time()) . PHP: time() . Go: time.Now().Unix() . Java: Instant.now().getEpochSecond() . Shell: date +%s .

The Unix time right now, in every precision. Each value updates live and copies with one click — use Pause to freeze the clock while you work.

Current Unix time

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Seconds

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Milliseconds

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Microseconds

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Nanoseconds

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Reading the live clock

All four fields show the same instant. Seconds is the canonical Unix timestamp — what date +%s, PHP's time() and most APIs return.Milliseconds is what JavaScript, Java and SQLite use.Microseconds and nanoseconds are the same value scaled by 10⁶ and 10⁹ for databases, tracing systems and Go'sUnixNano().

Timestamp milestones

Timestamp	Moment (UTC)
1000000000	2001-09-09 01:46:40 — 10 digits begin
1234567890	2009-02-13 23:31:30 — the palindromic party
1500000000	2017-07-14 02:40:00
2000000000	2033-05-18 03:33:20
2147483647	2038-01-19 03:14:07 — 32-bit signed max
4294967295	2106-02-07 06:28:15 — 32-bit unsigned max

Convert a timestamp you already have

Paste any value below to see it as a human-readable date in UTC, your local zone or any IANA timezone.

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Display timezone

Accepts Unix timestamps (s / ms / µs / ns), ISO 8601, RFC 2822 and common date strings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Unix time right now?

The live clock above shows the current Unix time in seconds, milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds, updating continuously. The seconds value is what most APIs expect; the milliseconds value matches JavaScript's Date.now().

How many digits is the current Unix timestamp?

In seconds: 10 digits (it has been 10 digits since 2001-09-09 and stays that way until 2286). In milliseconds: 13 digits. Microseconds: 16. Nanoseconds: 19.

How accurate are the microsecond and nanosecond values?

Browser clocks expose millisecond precision through Date.now(), so the microsecond and nanosecond fields are exact multiples of the current millisecond (three or six trailing zeros). They are the correct values to the precision your browser can measure.

How do I get the current timestamp in code?

JavaScript: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000). Python: int(time.time()). PHP: time(). Go: time.Now().Unix(). Java: Instant.now().getEpochSecond(). Shell: date +%s.

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