Unix Timestamp 1478889600
seconds · 9 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1478889600 = Nov 11, 2016, 06:40:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2016-11-11T18:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2016-11-11T18:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Friday, November 11, 2016 at 06:40:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
1478889600
Unix Milliseconds
1478889600000
Day of Week
Friday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Nov 11, 2016, 06:40:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Nov 11, 2016, 01:40:00 PM EST
US Pacific
Nov 11, 2016, 10:40:00 AM PST
UK London
Nov 11, 2016, 06:40:00 PM GMT
Japan Tokyo
Nov 12, 2016, 03:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Nov 12, 2016, 05:40:00 AM GMT+11
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1478889600?
Unix timestamp 1478889600 represents Friday, November 11, 2016 at 06:40:00 PM UTC. This is 9 years ago from the current time.
Is 1478889600 in seconds or milliseconds?
1478889600 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1478889600000.
How do I convert 1478889600 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1478889600 const tsSec = 1478889600; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2016-11-11T18:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1478889600 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1478889600
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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