let date = new Date(); //actual time in miliseconds
let string = date.toString();
// expected output: Wed Jul 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT+0200 (CEST)
// if you need more power: date-fns.js or moment.jsvar 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)JavaScript Date Methods
There are various methods available in JavaScript Date object.
Method Description
now() Returns the numeric value corresponding to the current time (the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC)
getFullYear() Gets the year according to local time
getMonth() Gets the month, from 0 to 11 according to local time
getDate() Gets the day of the month (1–31) according to local time
getDay() Gets the day of the week (0-6) according to local time
getHours() Gets the hour from 0 to 23 according to local time
getMinutes Gets the minute from 0 to 59 according to local time
getUTCDate() Gets the day of the month (1–31) according to universal time
setFullYear() Sets the full year according to local time
setMonth() Sets the month according to local time
setDate() Sets the day of the month according to local time
setUTCDate() Sets the day of the month according to universal timevar a = new Date();const timeInMilliseconds = Date.now();
console.log(timeInMilliseconds); // 1593765214488
const time = new Date;
// get day of the month
const date = time.getDate();
console.log(date); // 30
// get day of the week
const year = time.getFullYear();
console.log(year); // 2020
const utcDate = time.getUTCDate();
console.log(utcDate); // 30
const event = new Date('Feb 19, 2020 23:15:30');
// set the date
event.setDate(15);
console.log(event.getDate()); // 15
// Only 28 days in February!
event.setDate(35);
console.log(event.getDate()); // 7