Time format in log files

From: Joerg Oertel <joertel@dont-contact.us>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:00:00 +0200 (MET DST)

Can someone explain the log file timestamp format ( like 903459502.172) explain
to me? How does it translate to Aug 18 18:40 (or such)?

Kind regards,

Joerg Oertel

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