Epoch fixtures

Unix epoch examples at zero, plus one and minus one

Run the smallest signed second values and verify their UTC boundary.

August 11, 20265 min read

These fixtures make the epoch origin and sign visible without relying on a current clock.

Zero is the Unix epoch

0 seconds converts to 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z.

1 second converts to 1970-01-01T00:00:01.000000000Z.

−1 second converts to 1969-12-31T23:59:59.000000000Z.