🇺🇸 Epoch / Unix timestamp to Chicago time
Convert a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1 Jan 1970 UTC) into local time in Chicago (CT (CST/CDT)) — daylight saving applied for the date of the timestamp.
Right now: 1781980177 = Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC-05:00
Current epoch (seconds) in Chicago (CDT)
Common timestamps in Chicago
| Epoch (seconds) | Chicago local time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Wed, Dec 31, 1969, 6:00 PM UTC-06:00 | the Unix epoch |
| 1000000000 | Sat, Sep 8, 2001, 8:46 PM UTC-05:00 | one billion seconds |
| 1225789200 | Tue, Nov 4, 2008, 3:00 AM UTC-06:00 | Nov 2008 (a DST edge in the US/EU) |
| 1500000000 | Thu, Jul 13, 2017, 9:40 PM UTC-05:00 | Jul 2017 |
| 1609459200 | Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 6:00 PM UTC-06:00 | Jan 1, 2021 UTC |
In code
// JavaScript — epoch seconds -> Chicago
const epoch = 1225789200;
new Date(epoch * 1000).toLocaleString("en-US", {
timeZone: "America/Chicago",
});
// Via the API:
// GET https://tz.wrapper-agency.com/api/v1/tz?from=UTC&to=America%2FChicago&epoch=1225789200Other zones: UTC, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris.