Unix Timestamp 979131600
seconds · 25 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
979131600 = Jan 10, 2001, 01:00:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2001-01-10T13:00:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2001-01-10T13:00:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:00:00 GMT
Human Readable
Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 01:00:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
979131600
Unix Milliseconds
979131600000
Day of Week
Wednesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Jan 10, 2001, 01:00:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Jan 10, 2001, 08:00:00 AM EST
US Pacific
Jan 10, 2001, 05:00:00 AM PST
UK London
Jan 10, 2001, 01:00:00 PM GMT
Japan Tokyo
Jan 10, 2001, 10:00:00 PM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Jan 11, 2001, 12:00:00 AM GMT+11
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 979131600?
Unix timestamp 979131600 represents Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 01:00:00 PM UTC. This is 25 years ago from the current time.
Is 979131600 in seconds or milliseconds?
979131600 has 9 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 979131600000.
How do I convert 979131600 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 979131600 const tsSec = 979131600; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2001-01-10T13:00:00.000Z"
How do I convert 979131600 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 979131600
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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