---
title: "system.date.fromMillis"
description: "Creates a date object given a millisecond value"
---

# system.date.fromMillis

> Creates a date object given a millisecond value

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description

Creates a date object given a millisecond value.

## Client Permission Restrictions

This scripting function has no [Client Permission](ignition-modules\vision\vision-project-properties\vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax

`system.date.fromMillis(millis)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | -------
Long | `millis`| The number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (GMT)

### Returns
**Date** - A new date object

### Scope
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

## Code Examples

```python title="Code Snippet"
# This example will print out the date "Fri Aug 18 14:35:25 PDT 2017"
print system.date.fromMillis(1503092125000)
```