How do I decode the timestamp value used by the __utma cookie?

Question

So if i see '1328571956' as the value for the current visit, how do I decode that to a readable value?

thx

That's seconds after the start of the UNIX epoch (1 Jan 1970, 0:00 UTC). — Wooble, Feb 07 '12 at 00:24
So it's literally the native date value of Javascript as explained via http://www.epochconverter.com/programming/. Wanting cred for the answer? & thx much — justSteve, Feb 07 '12 at 00:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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It's a UNIX timestamp. For decoding it into a usable JavaScript date object, there's this: Convert a Unix timestamp to time in JavaScript

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

Community

answered Feb 07 '12 at 00:45

Seabass

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 07 '12 at 01:04

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As @wooble above stated... "That's seconds after the start of the UNIX epoch (1 Jan 1970, 0:00 UTC)"

To use it though, do this...

var date = new Date(1328571956).toString();

answered Feb 07 '12 at 01:04

jcreamer898

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '12 at 01:51

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don't forget to multiply seconds by 1000 for unix to javascript timestamps:

Date.fromUnix=function(n){
    return new Date(n*1000);
}

alert(Date.fromUnix(1328571956).toUTCString());

answered Feb 07 '12 at 01:51

kennebec

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