Unix Timestamp 1496601600
seconds · 8 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1496601600 = Jun 4, 2017, 06:40:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-06-04T18:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-06-04T18:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Sun, 04 Jun 2017 18:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 06:40:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
1496601600
Unix Milliseconds
1496601600000
Day of Week
Sunday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Jun 4, 2017, 06:40:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Jun 4, 2017, 02:40:00 PM EDT
US Pacific
Jun 4, 2017, 11:40:00 AM PDT
UK London
Jun 4, 2017, 07:40:00 PM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
Jun 5, 2017, 03:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Jun 5, 2017, 04:40:00 AM GMT+10
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1496601600?
Unix timestamp 1496601600 represents Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 06:40:00 PM UTC. This is 8 years ago from the current time.
Is 1496601600 in seconds or milliseconds?
1496601600 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1496601600000.
How do I convert 1496601600 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1496601600 const tsSec = 1496601600; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-06-04T18:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1496601600 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1496601600
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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