Can't convert unix epoch / timestamp to proper time

Question

I am getting timestamps for estimated bus arrival times from an API as a timestamp / epoch: 1536589019000. If I go to a website like this I get the appropriate format:

Monday, September 10, 2018 7:16:59 AM

But if I attempt to convert the date in javascript, for example, with momentjs, I get some date far into the future: 50662-08-08 08:03

moment.unix(estimatedArrivalTime).format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm")

How do I convert a unix timestamp properly?

You're getting a timestamp in millesconds instead of seconds. Just passing it like so should work: `moment(1536589019000).format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm")` — Geert-Jan, Sep 10 '18 at 14:13
Yep - I'll accept this if you post it (Had to also run parseInt, as for some reason the timestamp was coming back in generic format) — mheavers, Sep 10 '18 at 14:14
The Unix timestamp counts the seconds since 1970-01-01, it's format is in seconds and not in milliseconds — Luca Kiebel, Sep 10 '18 at 14:14
This is why people need to read docs. :) The millisecond and second with unix() is right beside each other. — epascarello, Sep 10 '18 at 14:15

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 10 '18 at 14:16

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divide the time by thousand , moment.unix() expects time to be in seconds

moment.unix(1536589019).format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm")

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answered Sep 10 '18 at 14:12

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https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/unix-timestamp/ or use https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/unix-timestamp-milliseconds/ – epascarello Sep 10 '18 at 14:13

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '18 at 14:18

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You're getting a timestamp in millesconds instead of seconds. Just passing it like so should work: moment(1536589019000).format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm")

answered Sep 10 '18 at 14:18

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Can't convert unix epoch / timestamp to proper time

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