diff --git a/cast_test.go b/cast_test.go
index d9b0b01..b5d9f18 100644
--- a/cast_test.go
+++ b/cast_test.go
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ func TestToTimeEE(t *testing.T) {
 		{uint(1482597504), time.Date(2016, 12, 24, 16, 38, 24, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{uint64(1234567890), time.Date(2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{uint32(1234567890), time.Date(2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30, 0, time.UTC), false},
+		{float64(1234567890), time.Date(2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		{time.Date(2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30, 0, time.UTC), time.Date(2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30, 0, time.UTC), false},
 		// errors
 		{"2006", time.Time{}, true},
diff --git a/caste.go b/caste.go
index 4fe1928..22ff907 100644
--- a/caste.go
+++ b/caste.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+var TimeLocation = time.UTC
+
 var errNegativeNotAllowed = errors.New("unable to cast negative value")
 
 // ToTimeE casts an interface to a time.Time type.
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ func ToTimeE(i interface{}) (tim time.Time, err error) {
 		return time.Unix(int64(v), 0), nil
 	case uint32:
 		return time.Unix(int64(v), 0), nil
+	case float64:
+		return time.Unix(int64(v), 0), nil
 	default:
 		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to cast %#v of type %T to Time", i, i)
 	}
@@ -1151,7 +1155,7 @@ func StringToDate(s string) (time.Time, error) {
 
 func parseDateWith(s string, dates []string) (d time.Time, e error) {
 	for _, dateType := range dates {
-		if d, e = time.Parse(dateType, s); e == nil {
+		if d, e = time.ParseInLocation(dateType, s, TimeLocation); e == nil {
 			return
 		}
 	}