getting seconds from date now code example

Example 1: javascript today date in epoch

const start = Date.now(); 
/*gives the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC.*/

Example 2: js get current seconds

// Rounds the value
const timestamp = Math.round(new Date() / 1000); // 1405792937

// - OR -

// Floors the value
const timestamp = new Date() / 1000 | 0; // 1405792936