Unix time counts seconds since midnight UTC on 1 January 1970. The two-billion-second mark arrives on 18 May 2033 at 03:33:20 UTC — a round date for anyone who works with timestamps.
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Frequently asked questions
Unix time 2,000,000,000: Wednesday, 18 May 2033 at 06:33 Moscow time. The date follows a rule — 18 May 2033, 03:33:20 UTC — so it is known years ahead. The counter at the top always shows the nearest date, and the “Dates by year” block below lists five years.
The counter at the top of the page shows the days, hours and minutes left until Unix time 2,000,000,000 and updates every second by your device’s clock. On the day itself it shows “Today”, and from the next day it counts down to the following year. Nothing needs entering: the date follows the rule.
Unix time is the number of seconds since midnight UTC on 1 January 1970, ignoring leap seconds. Operating systems, databases and programs use it: the timestamp 1,700,000,000 means 14 November 2023. You can convert timestamps to dates and back with the timestamp converter on this site.
The timestamp 2,000,000,000 arrives on 18 May 2033 at 03:33:20 UTC — 06:33:20 in Moscow. The previous round mark, 1,700,000,000, was on 14 November 2023. It is not a failure, just a nice number for people who work with timestamps; the overflow problem comes later, in 2038.
No, it is not a public holiday: it is not on the list of days off in Article 112 of the Russian Labour Code, so work and school go on as usual. If the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is an ordinary weekend. All days off and moved days for the year are in the working calendar linked under the counter.
Press “Add to your site” under the counter: the widget builder opens with this event. Pick the size and theme, copy the code — a single iframe tag with no scripts — and paste it into an HTML block on your site. The widget updates itself, sets no cookies, congratulates visitors on the day and then counts down to Unix time 2,000,000,000 the following year.