# std::chrono::time_point<Clock,Duration>::time_since_epoch

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duration time_since_epoch() const; |  | (since C++11) (until C++14)
constexpr duration time_since_epoch() const; |  | (since C++14)

Returns a duration representing the amount of time between *this and the `clock`'s epoch.

### Parameters

(none)

### Return value

The amount of time between this `time_point` and the `clock`'s epoch

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <chrono>
    #include <ctime>

    int main()
    {
        const auto p0 = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>{};
        const auto p1 = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
        const auto p2 = p1 - std::chrono::hours(24);

        std::time_t epoch_time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(p0);
        std::cout << "epoch: " << std::ctime(&epoch_time);
        std::time_t today_time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(p1);
        std::cout << "today: " << std::ctime(&today_time);

        std::cout << "hours since epoch: "
                  << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::hours>(
                       p1.time_since_epoch()).count()
                  << '\n';
        std::cout << "yesterday, hours since epoch: "
                  << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::hours>(
                       p2.time_since_epoch()).count()
                  << '\n';
    }

Possible output:

    epoch: Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
    today: Fri Jun 30 10:44:11 2017
    hours since epoch: 416338
    yesterday, hours since epoch: 416314

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