Unix Timestamp 988980400
seconds · 25 years ago
⚡ Quick Answer
988980400 = May 4, 2001, 12:46:40 PM UTC
ISO 8601: 2001-05-04T12:46:40.000Z
Output Formats
ISO 8601
2001-05-04T12:46:40.000Z
RFC 2822
Fri, 04 May 2001 12:46:40 GMT
Human Readable
Friday, May 4, 2001 at 12:46:40 PM UTC
Unix Seconds
988980400
Unix Milliseconds
988980400000
Day of Week
Friday
Timezone Breakdown
UTC
May 4, 2001, 12:46:40 PM UTC
US Eastern
May 4, 2001, 08:46:40 AM EDT
US Pacific
May 4, 2001, 05:46:40 AM PDT
UK London
May 4, 2001, 01:46:40 PM GMT+1
Japan Tokyo
May 4, 2001, 09:46:40 PM GMT+9
Australia Sydney
May 4, 2001, 10:46:40 PM GMT+10
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 988980400?
Unix timestamp 988980400 represents Friday, May 4, 2001 at 12:46:40 PM UTC. This is 25 years ago from the current time.
Is 988980400 in seconds or milliseconds?
988980400 has 9 digits, which means it is in seconds. Multiply by 1,000 to get milliseconds: 988980400000.
How do I convert 988980400 in JavaScript?
// Normalized to Unix seconds: 988980400 const tsSec = 988980400; new Date(tsSec * 1000).toISOString(); // "2001-05-04T12:46:40.000Z"
How do I convert 988980400 in Python?
import datetime
ts = 988980400
dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
ts, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
print(dt.isoformat())
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