JavaScript - Date get methods

In this article, we would like to describe methods thet can be used to get information from Date object in JavaScript.

Note:

The Date.now() is equivalent to getTime(), however you should use Date.now() since it is faster.

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const now1 = Date.now();

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const now2 = new Date().getTime();

In this section, we present mentioned methods.

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const date = new Date('2021-09-07T15:22:11.000Z');

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const day = date.getDate();

const month = date.getMonth();

const year = date.getFullYear();

const hours = date.getHours();

const minutes = date.getMinutes();

const seconds = date.getSeconds();

const milliseconds = date.getMilliseconds();

const weekDayIndex = date.getDay();

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console.log(day);           // 7

console.log(month);         // 8

console.log(year);          // 2021

console.log(hours);         // 17

console.log(minutes);       // 22

console.log(seconds);       // 11

console.log(milliseconds);  // 0

console.log(weekDayIndex);  // 2

Note:

The hours in ISO format may be different depending on the time zone you live in. My time is currently given in GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time), that's why ISO format adds 2 hours (from 15 to 17).

Note:

To see the difference between Date.now() and getTime() go to the article from See also section.

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