1996 · first second of year (UTC)
1996-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
ends 852076799 · 366 days · leap year
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1996 timestamp range
| First second | 820454400 |
|---|---|
| Last second | 852076799 |
| Start UTC | 1996-01-01 00:00:00 UTC |
| End UTC | 1996-12-31 23:59:59 UTC |
| Total seconds | 31,622,400 |
The calendar year 1996 spans Unix timestamps 820454400 through 852076799 in UTC. That is 31,622,400 seconds of continuous epoch time — 366 days on the Gregorian calendar. Developers decoding logs, APIs, or database exports from 1996 will encounter values exclusively within this range.
1996 at a glance
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Decade | 1990s |
| Leap year | Yes — 366 days (29 February included) |
| Start (UTC) | 1996-01-01 00:00:00 UTC → 820454400 |
| End (UTC) | 1996-12-31 23:59:59 UTC → 852076799 |
| Total seconds | 31,622,400 |
History & computing in 1996
- Google founders meet at Stanford
- HTTP/1.0 standardized — Date headers everywhere
Working with 1996 timestamps
To find the Unix timestamp for any moment in 1996, use our
epoch converter. Enter a date between
1 January 1996 and 31 December 1996 in UTC. For bulk log analysis,
filter values where timestamp >= 820454400 and
timestamp <= 852076799.
Browse individual seconds: the first second of 1996 is 820454400. Mid-year (1 July 1996 00:00 UTC) is approximately 836265600. Every second in this range has its own dedicated page on timestamp.is.
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