GPS Time Calculator

Convert between GPS time (week number and seconds of week) and UTC dates. GPS time started on January 6, 1980.

Result

Sun, 06 Jan 1980 00:00:00 GMT

UTC (with leap seconds): Sun, 06 Jan 1980 00:00:00 GMT

Day: Sunday (Day 0 of week)

Time of Day: 00:00:00

Leap Seconds: 0

Unix Timestamp: 315964800

About GPS Time

GPS time is measured in weeks and seconds since January 6, 1980 00:00:00 UTC. Unlike UTC, GPS time does not include leap seconds, so it is currently ahead of UTC.

Week Rollover: GPS week numbers are transmitted as 10-bit values (0-1023). Every 1024 weeks (~19.6 years), the week number rolls over to 0. Modern receivers handle this, but older ones may have issues.