moment.js time format code example

Example 1: moment format

moment().format('MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a'); // September 30th 2020, 2:48:17 pm
moment().format('dddd');                    // Wednesday
moment().format("MMM Do YY");               // Sep 30th 20
moment().format('YYYY [escaped] YYYY');     // 2020 escaped 2020
moment().format();                          // 2020-09-30T14:48:17+02:00

Example 2: moment js date diff

var now  = "04/09/2013 15:00:00";
var then = "02/09/2013 14:20:30";

var ms = moment(now,"DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss").diff(moment(then,"DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss"));
var d = moment.duration(ms);
var s = d.format("hh:mm:ss");

// outputs: "48:39:30"

Example 3: moment add seconds

var travelTime = moment().add(642, 'seconds').format('hh:mm A');// it will add 642 seconds in the current time and will give time in 03:35 PM format

var travelTime = moment().add(11, 'minutes').format('hh:mm A');// it will add 11 mins in the current time and will give time in 03:35 PM format; can use m or minutes 

var travelTime = moment().add(2, 'hours').format('hh:mm A');// it will add 2 hours in the current time and will give time in 03:35 PM format

Example 4: moment format date

moment().format();                                // "2019-08-12T17:52:17-05:00" (ISO 8601, no fractional seconds)
moment().format("dddd, MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a"); // "Monday, August 12th 2019, 5:52:00 pm"
moment().format("ddd, hA");                       // "Mon, 5PM"

Example 5: date format in moment js

moment().format('MMMM Do YYYY'); // April 14th 2021, 5:38:13 pm
moment().format('dddd');                    // Wednesday
moment().format("MMM Do YY");               // Apr 14th 21
moment().format('YYYY [escaped] YYYY');     // 2021 escaped 2021
moment().format();                          // 2021-04-14T17:38:13+06:00