from datetime import datetime
import pytz


def get_seconds_from_date(date):
    """
    The number of seconds from the epoch.

    Parameters
    ----------
    date: datetime

    Returns
    -------
    int

    """
    epoch = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0)
    epoch = epoch.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)

    return int((date - epoch).total_seconds())