Unix Timestamp 1490636400
seconds · 9 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1490636400 = Mar 27, 2017, 05:40:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-03-27T17:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-03-27T17:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Monday, March 27, 2017 at 05:40:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
1490636400
Unix Milliseconds
1490636400000
Day of Week
Monday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Mar 27, 2017, 05:40:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Mar 27, 2017, 01:40:00 PM EDT
US Pacific
Mar 27, 2017, 10:40:00 AM PDT
UK London
Mar 27, 2017, 06:40:00 PM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
Mar 28, 2017, 02:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Mar 28, 2017, 04:40:00 AM GMT+11
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1490636400?
Unix timestamp 1490636400 represents Monday, March 27, 2017 at 05:40:00 PM UTC. This is 9 years ago from the current time.
Is 1490636400 in seconds or milliseconds?
1490636400 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1490636400000.
How do I convert 1490636400 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1490636400 const tsSec = 1490636400; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-03-27T17:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1490636400 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1490636400
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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