Date Format Converter

Convert timestamps and dates into ISO 8601, RFC 2822, SQL, and human-readable strings instantly.

Enter Date, Timestamp or ISO String

Try: "now", "2024-12-31", "1735689600"

Enter a date above to see conversions

How to Use

This tool is designed to be a universal translator for time.

Input: Paste any date string (e.g., 2024-01-01) or a Unix timestamp (e.g., 1704067200) into the input box.
Auto-Detection: The tool automatically guesses the format and parses it. You can also click Now to use the current time.
Result: Instantly see the date converted into all major standards used in programming and databases.
Copy: Click the copy icon on any card to grab the formatted string.

Date Formatting in Code

Working with dates is tricky. Here are snippets to get the current date in ISO format across different languages.

JavaScriptNative Date

const now = new Date();

// ISO 8601
console.log(now.toISOString());
// "2023-12-25T12:00:00.000Z"

// Locale String
console.log(now.toLocaleDateString('en-US'));
// "12/25/2023"

Pythondatetime

from datetime import datetime

# Current ISO 8601
print(datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z")

# Custom Format (SQL-like)
print(datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))

PHPdate()

// ISO 8601
echo date('c');

// SQL Format
echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s');

Javajava.time

import java.time.Instant;

// ISO 8601
System.out.println(Instant.now().toString());
// 2023-12-25T12:00:00Z

Gotime

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"
)

func main() {
	t := time.Now()
	// ISO 8601 / RFC 3339
	fmt.Println(t.Format(time.RFC3339))

    // Custom layout (Reference time: Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006)
    fmt.Println(t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"))
}

Common Use Cases

API Development: Most modern APIs require dates in ISO 8601 format (e.g., JSON responses). This tool helps debug timestamp issues.
Database Management: SQL databases often use YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. Converting from a frontend format to SQL becomes easy.
Debugging Logs: Server logs often use Unix Timestamps or RFC 2822. Convert them to readable local time to understand when an event happened.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ISO 8601?

ISO 8601 is the international standard for date and time representation. It uses the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ. The 'T' separates date and time, and 'Z' indicates UTC time (Zulu time).

What is a Unix Timestamp?

It is the number of seconds (or milliseconds) that have elapsed since the Unix Epoch (January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC). It is widely used in systems because it's a single integer number.