javascript new date local time code example

Example 1: 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 2: Date object for local time and date

now.toLocaleString(undefined, {
    day:    'numeric',
    month:  'numeric',
    year:   'numeric',
    hour:   '2-digit',
    minute: '2-digit',
});