A timeline from the 1970 epoch to 11 November 2026 (1794398400) to the 32-bit limit 2147483647 on 19 January 2038, marked in red

Guides11 Nov 2026 · 4 min read

Unix timestamps explained: seconds vs milliseconds, time zones and 2038

A log says 1794398400, a database says 1794398400000, and a scheduled job runs an hour early. Here’s what a Unix timestamp really is, how to tell the units apart, where time zones come in and what the 2038 problem…

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