Convert between Unix timestamps and human-readable date formats
A Unix timestamp (also known as Unix time, POSIX time, or Epoch time) is a system for describing a point in time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Thursday, 1 January 1970, minus leap seconds. It is a widely used standard in computing for tracking time.
Unix time (Unix timestamp) represents the number of seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. It's one of the standard methods for storing and transmitting time in computer systems.