Unix Timestamp 1497980400
seconds · 8 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1497980400 = Jun 20, 2017, 05:40:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-06-20T17:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-06-20T17:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 05:40:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
1497980400
Unix Milliseconds
1497980400000
Day of Week
Tuesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Jun 20, 2017, 05:40:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Jun 20, 2017, 01:40:00 PM EDT
US Pacific
Jun 20, 2017, 10:40:00 AM PDT
UK London
Jun 20, 2017, 06:40:00 PM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
Jun 21, 2017, 02:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Jun 21, 2017, 03:40:00 AM GMT+10
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1497980400?
Unix timestamp 1497980400 represents Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 05:40:00 PM UTC. This is 8 years ago from the current time.
Is 1497980400 in seconds or milliseconds?
1497980400 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1497980400000.
How do I convert 1497980400 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1497980400 const tsSec = 1497980400; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-06-20T17:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1497980400 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1497980400
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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