RFC 2822 Date Converter

Parse and generate dates in RFC 2822 format, the standard for email message headers and HTTP protocols.

RFC 2822 String

Example: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Result

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:06:38 GMT

Day: Thu

Date: 28 May 2026

Time: 17:06:38

Timestamp: 1779987998000

ISO 8601: 2026-05-28T17:06:38.000Z

Parsed Components

{
  "dayName": "Thu",
  "day": "28",
  "month": "May",
  "year": "2026",
  "hour": "17",
  "minute": "06",
  "second": "38",
  "timezone": "GMT"
}

About RFC 2822

RFC 2822 defines the standard format for email message headers. The date-time format is: Day, DD Mon YYYY HH:MM:SS +ZZZZ. This format is also used in HTTP headers and RSS feeds. It is human-readable while being unambiguous for parsing.

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