date and time in js code example

Example 1: javascript get time

// these are the most useful ones IMO
var time = new Date();
time.getDate(); // returns value 1-31 for day of the month
time.getDay(); //returns value 0-6 for day of the week
time.getFullYear(); //returns a 4 digit value for the current year
time.getHours(); //returns value 0-23 for the current hour
time.getMinutes(); //returns value 0-59 for the current minute of the hour
time.getSeconds(); //returns value 0-59 for current second of the minute
time.getMilliseconds(); //returns value 0-999 for current ms of the second
time.getTime(); //returns date as ms since Jan 1, 1970
time.toDateString(); //returns a string (e.g. "Fri May 9 2020")
time.toLocaleString(); //returns date and time (e.g. "9/12/2015, 6:08:25 PM")
time.toLocaleTimeString(); //returns time (e.g. "6:08:25 PM")
time.toLocaleDateString(); //returns date (e.g. "9/12/2015")

Example 2: javascript date methods

var d= new Date();
d.getFullYear();//Get the year as a four digit number (yyyy)
d.getMonth();//Get the month as a number (0-11)
d.getDate();//Get the day as a number (1-31)
d.getHours();//Get the hour (0-23)
d.getMinutes();//Get the minute (0-59)
d.getSeconds();//Get the second (0-59)
d.getMilliseconds();//Get the millisecond (0-999)
d.getTime();//Get the time (milliseconds since January 1, 1970)

Example 3: javascript date

var currentDate = new Date();
var dateFromTimeStamp= new Date(1560807962);
var dateFromString = new Date('December 17, 1995 03:24:00');
//new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)
//0= Jan, 11=Dec
var dateFromYearMonthDay = new Date(2018, 11, 26, 0, 0, 0, 0);

Example 4: new date parameters javascript

// new Date parameters in javascript
new Date(year, month, date, hours, minutes, seconds, ms)

Example 5: dates in javascript

new Date();
// Sat Jan 16 2021 22:08:57 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Date.now();
// 1610852869057  -> Seconds passed since Jan 1,1970

// Set the date
new Date(year, month, day hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)

Example 6: new date() javascript

var date = new Date(); //Will use computers date by default.
//parameters will specify date you put to input
var date = new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds);