Unix Timestamp 1493246400
seconds · 9 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1493246400 = Apr 26, 2017, 10:40:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-04-26T22:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-04-26T22:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:40:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
1493246400
Unix Milliseconds
1493246400000
Day of Week
Wednesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Apr 26, 2017, 10:40:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Apr 26, 2017, 06:40:00 PM EDT
US Pacific
Apr 26, 2017, 03:40:00 PM PDT
UK London
Apr 26, 2017, 11:40:00 PM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
Apr 27, 2017, 07:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Apr 27, 2017, 08:40:00 AM GMT+10
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1493246400?
Unix timestamp 1493246400 represents Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:40:00 PM UTC. This is 9 years ago from the current time.
Is 1493246400 in seconds or milliseconds?
1493246400 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1493246400000.
How do I convert 1493246400 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1493246400 const tsSec = 1493246400; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-04-26T22:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1493246400 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1493246400
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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