Unix Timestamp 1508287200
seconds · 8 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
1508287200 = Oct 18, 2017, 12:40:00 AM UTC
ISO 8601: 2017-10-18T00:40:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2017-10-18T00:40:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:40:00 GMT
Human Readable
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:40:00 AM UTC
Unix Seconds
1508287200
Unix Milliseconds
1508287200000
Day of Week
Wednesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Oct 18, 2017, 12:40:00 AM UTC
US Eastern
Oct 17, 2017, 08:40:00 PM EDT
US Pacific
Oct 17, 2017, 05:40:00 PM PDT
UK London
Oct 18, 2017, 01:40:00 AM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
Oct 18, 2017, 09:40:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Oct 18, 2017, 11:40:00 AM GMT+11
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 1508287200?
Unix timestamp 1508287200 represents Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:40:00 AM UTC. This is 8 years ago from the current time.
Is 1508287200 in seconds or milliseconds?
1508287200 has 10 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 1508287200000.
How do I convert 1508287200 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 1508287200 const tsSec = 1508287200; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2017-10-18T00:40:00.000Z"
How do I convert 1508287200 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 1508287200
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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