The latest articles on DEV Community by Ronak Saini (@ronak_saini_60abc1413f4e7). https://dev.to/ronak_saini_60abc1413f4e7 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4120301%2F4117b08c-4413-4e0b-bc6d-4c030e35f8ec.png https://dev.to/ronak_saini_60abc1413f4e7 en Ronak Saini Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:08:00 +0000 https://dev.to/ronak_saini_60abc1413f4e7/how-to-get-unix-timestamp-in-javascript-seconds-vs-milliseconds-5a5i https://dev.to/ronak_saini_60abc1413f4e7/how-to-get-unix-timestamp-in-javascript-seconds-vs-milliseconds-5a5i <p>Working with dates and timestamps in JavaScript can be slightly confusing because JS handles time in milliseconds, whereas standard Unix timestamps use seconds.<br> Here is a quick reference guide to handle both correctly.</p> <ol> <li>Get Current Timestamp in Milliseconds By default, JavaScript's Date.now() returns the current timestamp in milliseconds:const timestampMs = Date.now(); console.log(timestampMs); // Output: 1726053000000</li> <li>Get Current Timestamp in Seconds (Standard Unix) To convert it to standard Unix seconds, divide by 1000 and use Math.floor():const timestampSec = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000); console.log(timestampSec); // Output: 1726053000</li> <li>Convert Unix Timestamp Back to Date If you have a Unix timestamp in seconds, multiply it by 1000 before passing it to new Date():const unixTimestamp = 1726053000; const date = new Date(unixTimestamp * 1000); console.log(date.toISOString()); Need a quick online tool to convert timestamps or test timezones? I built a fast, zero-bloat web tool to convert dates, timestamps, and timezones instantly: 👉 timestampeasy.com</li> </ol> javascript webdev beginners programming