Unix Timestamp 0
Unix timestamp 0 is January 1, 1970 12:00:00 AM UTC.
Timestamp → Date
Date → Timestamp
What Is A Unix Timestamp?
A Unix timestamp (also called epoch time) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight UTC on January 1, 1970 (the "Unix epoch"), not counting leap seconds. It's the standard way computers store and exchange points in time internally, since it's a single number that's easy to compare and do arithmetic on — no time zone ambiguity involved.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What date is Unix timestamp 0?
Unix timestamp 0 is January 1, 1970 12:00:00 AM UTC.
What is the Unix epoch?
The Unix epoch is midnight UTC on January 1, 1970 — the reference point (timestamp 0) that all Unix timestamps count forward from.
Are Unix timestamps affected by time zones?
No — a Unix timestamp represents an exact moment in time (in UTC seconds), independent of any time zone. The time zone only matters when displaying it as a human-readable date.