Unix Timestamp 1488948400
seconds · 9 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1488948400 = Mar 8, 2017, 04:46:40 AM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-03-08T04:46:40.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-03-08T04:46:40.000Z
RFC 2822
Wed, 08 Mar 2017 04:46:40 GMT
Human Readable
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 04:46:40 AM UTC
Unix Seconds
1488948400
Unix Milliseconds
1488948400000
Day of Week
Wednesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Mar 8, 2017, 04:46:40 AM UTC
US Eastern
Mar 7, 2017, 11:46:40 PM EST
US Pacific
Mar 7, 2017, 08:46:40 PM PST
UK London
Mar 8, 2017, 04:46:40 AM GMT
Japan Tokyo
Mar 8, 2017, 01:46:40 PM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Mar 8, 2017, 03:46:40 PM GMT+11
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1488948400?
Unix timestamp 1488948400 represents Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 04:46:40 AM UTC. This is 9 years ago from the current time.
Is 1488948400 in seconds or milliseconds?
1488948400 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1488948400000.
How do I convert 1488948400 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1488948400 const tsSec = 1488948400; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-03-08T04:46:40.000Z"
How do I convert 1488948400 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1488948400
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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