A Unix timestamp is the number of seconds that have passed since January 1, 1970 midnight. This does not include the leap seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To convert a Unix timestamp to a readable date, let's first look at how Excel handles dates. As you read above, the Unix timestamp starts on January 1, 1970.
Excel started counting dates on January 1, 1900. Excel reads the date as a numerical number. In the table below you see the date in the left column as we read it, in the right column as Excel reads a date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| 1<\/td>\n | January 1, 1900<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |||||||||
| 2<\/td>\n | Dec 15, 1995<\/td>\n | 35048<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |||||||||
| 3<\/td>\n | June 24, 2001<\/td>\n | 37066<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |||||||||
| 4<\/td>\n | July 13, 2003 3:00 PM<\/td>\n | 37832,63<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody> \n\n \n \n \n <\/table>\n\n<\/div> |