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In Pine script, the time of a trailing stop trigger can be obtained using the time built-in variable. This variable returns the Unix timestamp of the current bar or candle.

For example, if you want to record the time when a trailing stop is triggered, you can assign the value of time to a variable or use it in a label function like this:

//@version=4
strategy("My Strategy")
trailing_stop = strategy.position_avg_price * 0.9 // 10% trailing stop
trailing_stop_triggered_time = 0

if strategy.position_size > 0
    if close < trailing_stop
        strategy.exit("Trailing Stop", "Buy", trail_percent = 10)
        trailing_stop_triggered_time := time

plot(trailing_stop)
label.new(bar_index, trailing_stop, "Trailing Stop", color.red)

if trailing_stop_triggered_time
    label.new(bar_index, low - atr(14), tostring(trailing_stop_triggered_time), xloc.bar_time)

In this example, the trailing_stop_triggered_time variable is assigned the value of time when the trailing stop is triggered. Then, in the if trailing_stop_triggered_time block, a label is added to the chart to display the timestamp of the trigger.