---
title: "system.date.toMillis"
description: "Converts a Date object to its millisecond value elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (GMT)"
---

# system.date.toMillis

> Converts a Date object to its millisecond value elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (GMT)

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

## Description

## 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.toMillis(date)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
Date | `date` | The date object to convert.

### Returns
**Integer** - an 8-byte integer representing the number of millisecond elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (GMT)

### Scope
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

## Code Examples

```python title="Code Snippet"
# This example takes the date Fri Aug 18 14:35:25 PDT 2017,
# and prints it out 1503092125000.
  
date = system.date.getDate(2017, 7, 18)
datetime = system.date.setTime(date, 14, 35, 25)
print system.date.toMillis(datetime)
```