Convert Time PowerShell Module

Convert Unix/Windows timestamps to a DateTime PowerShell Object.

Get Unix/Windows time from a PowerShell DateTime Object.

Four cmdlets (two with optional switches to return conversion result as UTC time).

• Convert-UnixTime
• Convert-WindowsTime
• Get-UnixTime
• Get-WindowsTime

Available in the PowerShell Gallery

Associated Blogpost

Install

Install direct from the PowerShell Gallery (Powershell 5.x and above)

install-module -name ConvertTime

Convert-UnixTime

DESCRIPTION

Convert from Unix timestamp to a PowerShell DateTime Object relative to local time based of system time zone.

(optional) Return DateTime as Coordinated Universal Time

PARAMETER unixDate

The unix timestamp to convert

PARAMETER UTC

(optional) The unix timestamp converted and retured as Coordinated Universal Time

INPUTS

Token from Pipeline.

OUTPUTS

PowerShell Object

SYNTAX

Convert-UnixTime 1592001868

Convert-UnixTime 1592001868 -UTC

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Convert-UnixTime 1592001868 

Saturday, 13 June 2020 8:44:28 AM

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Convert-UnixTime 1592001868 -UTC

Friday, 12 June 2020 10:44:28 PM

Convert-WindowsTime

DESCRIPTION

Convert from Windows timestamp to a PowerShell DateTime Object relative to local time based of system time zone.

(optional) Return DateTime as Coordinated Universal Time

PARAMETER winDate

The Windows timestamp to convert

PARAMETER UTC

(optional) The Windows timestamp converted as Coordinated Universal Time

INPUTS

Token from Pipeline.

OUTPUTS

PowerShell Object

SYNTAX

Convert-WindowsTime 132947402891099830

Convert-WindowsTime 132947402891099830 -UTC

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Convert-WindowsTime 132947402891099830

Monday, 18 April 2022 5:24:49 PM

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Convert-WindowsTime 132947402891099830 -UTC

Monday, 18 April 2022 7:24:49 AM

Get-UnixTime

DESCRIPTION

Convert from a PowerShell DateTime Object to Unix timestamp

PARAMETER datetime

(optional) If no input PowerShell DateTime Object provided the current datetime is converted

INPUTS

Token from Pipeline.

OUTPUTS

Unix datetime stamp

SYNTAX

Get-UnixTime

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Get-UnixTime
1665374881

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Get-Date | Get-UnixTime
1665374931

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Get-UnixTime -datetime 'Sunday, 9 October 2022 2:47:48 PM'
1665287268

Get-WindowsTime

DESCRIPTION

Convert from a PowerShell DateTime Object to Windows timestamp

PARAMETER datetime

(optional) If no input PowerShell DateTime Object provided the current datetime is converted

INPUTS

Token from Pipeline.

OUTPUTS

Windows datetime stamp

SYNTAX

Get-WindowsTime

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Get-WindowsTime 
133098487061671481

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Get-Date | Get-WindowsTime
133098487250480096

EXAMPLE

PS C:\Users\Darren Robinson> Get-WindowsTime -datetime 'Sunday, 9 October 2022 2:47:48 PM'
133097608680000000

LINKS

• Darren Robinson's blog
• Associated ConvertTime Blogpost
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