Unix Timestamp 1479314400
seconds · 9 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1479314400 = Nov 16, 2016, 04:40:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2016-11-16T16:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2016-11-16T16:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 04:40:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
1479314400
Unix Milliseconds
1479314400000
Day of Week
Wednesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Nov 16, 2016, 04:40:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Nov 16, 2016, 11:40:00 AM EST
US Pacific
Nov 16, 2016, 08:40:00 AM PST
UK London
Nov 16, 2016, 04:40:00 PM GMT
Japan Tokyo
Nov 17, 2016, 01:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Nov 17, 2016, 03:40:00 AM GMT+11
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1479314400?
Unix timestamp 1479314400 represents Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 04:40:00 PM UTC. This is 9 years ago from the current time.
Is 1479314400 in seconds or milliseconds?
1479314400 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1479314400000.
How do I convert 1479314400 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1479314400 const tsSec = 1479314400; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2016-11-16T16:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1479314400 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1479314400
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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