Unix Timestamp 979149600
seconds · 25 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
979149600 = Jan 10, 2001, 06:00:00 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2001-01-10T18:00:00.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2001-01-10T18:00:00.000Z
RFC 2822
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:00:00 GMT
Human Readable
Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 06:00:00 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
979149600
Unix Milliseconds
979149600000
Day of Week
Wednesday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
Jan 10, 2001, 06:00:00 PM UTC
US Eastern
Jan 10, 2001, 01:00:00 PM EST
US Pacific
Jan 10, 2001, 10:00:00 AM PST
UK London
Jan 10, 2001, 06:00:00 PM GMT
Japan Tokyo
Jan 11, 2001, 03:00:00 AM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
Jan 11, 2001, 05:00:00 AM GMT+11
Related Timestamps
Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 979149600?
Unix timestamp 979149600 represents Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 06:00:00 PM UTC. This is 25 years ago from the current time.
Is 979149600 in seconds or milliseconds?
979149600 has 9 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 979149600000.
How do I convert 979149600 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 979149600 const tsSec = 979149600; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2001-01-10T18:00:00.000Z"
How do I convert 979149600 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 979149600
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
# "2001-01-10T18:00:00.000Z"What is the Unix timestamp for right now?
Use our live timestamp converter to get the current Unix timestamp. In JavaScript: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000). In Python: int(time.time()). In bash: date +%s.
Need to convert a different timestamp?
Our full converter supports seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, 25+ timezones, and auto-detection.
Open Full Converter →Related Guides & Tutorials
// developers also readComplete Guide to Unix Timestamp Precision in 2026
The definitive guide to Unix timestamp precision, formats, and edge cases in production.
Unix Timestamps in JavaScript
Date.now(), the Temporal API, and timezone-aware timestamp handling in JavaScript.
Session Management with Timestamp Expiration
JWT expiration, session timeouts, and token refresh using Unix timestamps.