Unix Timestamp 1497490800
seconds · 8 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1497490800 = Jun 15, 2017, 01:40:00 AM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-06-15T01:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-06-15T01:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 01:40:00 AM UTC
Unix Seconds
1497490800
Unix Milliseconds
1497490800000
Day of Week
Thursday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Jun 15, 2017, 01:40:00 AM UTC
US Eastern
Jun 14, 2017, 09:40:00 PM EDT
US Pacific
Jun 14, 2017, 06:40:00 PM PDT
UK London
Jun 15, 2017, 02:40:00 AM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
Jun 15, 2017, 10:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Jun 15, 2017, 11:40:00 AM GMT+10
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1497490800?
Unix timestamp 1497490800 represents Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 01:40:00 AM UTC. This is 8 years ago from the current time.
Is 1497490800 in seconds or milliseconds?
1497490800 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1497490800000.
How do I convert 1497490800 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1497490800 const tsSec = 1497490800; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-06-15T01:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1497490800 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1497490800
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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