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by johnisgood 521 days ago
Well, `Mon Jan 20 06:07:07 UTC 2025` does not match `fmt` in the code. My input matches the format string exactly, which is why it works.

You could use `"%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y"` for `fmt` (which is indeed the default for `date`) and it would work with yours.

Both results in the same timestamp.