Go counts time from year 1. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_(computing)#Notable_epoch_dates_in_computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_(compu

Go counts time from year 1. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_(computing)#Notable_epoch_dates_in_computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_(computing)#Notable_epoc... Arbitrariness aside, some other complications would be (A) having to store 64-bit numbers on very early PDP machines; and (B) the Julian/Gregorian transition