What kind of date time format is this ? i.e: "1551927028"

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I'm using an api from CryptoCompare, here is the link

The response contains a field name published_on,I tried to use moment to convert to an appropriate date time format but it didn't work.

Does someone know the format or how to convert it to a normal datetime format.I'm using javascript

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Code Maniac · Answer 1 · 2019-03-07T04:40:29.347

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console.log(+new Date())  // unix time stamp
console.log(new Date(1551929623 * 1000 )) //unix to normal date conversion

On side note: JS time stamp is in miliseconds where as a UNIX time stamps uses seconds. @JaromandaX thanks for info

edited Mar 07 '19 at 04:40

answered Mar 07 '19 at 04:25

Code Maniac

Javascript does not use unix time stamp for dates – Jaromanda X Mar 07 '19 at 04:26
@JaromandaX but look at what MDN says https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date – Code Maniac Mar 07 '19 at 04:28
MDN is factually wrong - since clearly a Unix Time Stamp is seconds, and javascript time stamp is milliseconds – Jaromanda X Mar 07 '19 at 04:29
I'd say "unix to javascript" not "normal" :p – Jaromanda X Mar 07 '19 at 04:33
@JaromandaX I am not much aware about that let me go through the tc39 specs and read what they say about it. anyways thanks for pointing out. will add it as side note. – Code Maniac Mar 07 '19 at 04:37
@CodeManiac thank for the answer – cuongtd Mar 07 '19 at 04:39

Prakash Kandel · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-07T05:40:37.637

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This date is Unix time stamp. Since you are using moment, do the following to convert it to the date format

moment.unix(1551929623).format('DD/MM/YYYY')

Please change the format whatever suits you.

edited Mar 07 '19 at 05:40

answered Mar 07 '19 at 04:28

Prakash Kandel

really? why not simply `new Date(1551929623 * 1000)` - no crap library required – Jaromanda X Mar 07 '19 at 04:30
@Parakash Kandel i worked,thank you.@JaromandaX I still need to use moment since I use it to convert to from now – cuongtd Mar 07 '19 at 04:34
@jaromandaX It depends on how heavily you use the dates in your application. Since I saw @Cuong already uses the moment, I gave him the solution using moment. There is nothing wrong using `new Date(1551929623 * 1000)`. – Prakash Kandel Mar 07 '19 at 04:48
Oh yeah - he tagged momentjs - didn't see that – Jaromanda X Mar 07 '19 at 05:16
It's time stamp – Risheekant Vishwakarma Mar 07 '19 at 05:22

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