## Function: COMMON-LISP:ENCODE-UNIVERSAL-TIME [![package](https://img.shields.io/badge/Package-COMMON--LISP-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../) [![type](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-Function-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../#function) [![clhs](https://img.shields.io/badge/CLHS-ENCODE--UNIVERSAL--TIME-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/f_encode.htm) [![github](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub-View_the_source-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999&logo=github)](https://github.com/sbcl/sbcl/blob/master/src/code/time.lisp/) > The time values specified in decoded format are converted to > universal time, which is returned. ### Lambda list ```cl (second sb-impl::minute sb-impl::hour sb-impl::date sb-impl::month sb-impl::year &optional sb-impl::time-zone) ```