JavaScript | getTime() Method

The getTime() method is a method of Date object in Javascript. This method returns the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970. when a new Date object is created it stores the date and time data when it is created. When getTime() method is called on this date object it returns the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 (Unix Epoch).

Syntax:

Date.getTime()

Return type: A numeric value equal to no of seconds since Unix Epoch.



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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" 
          content="width=device-width, 
                   initial-scale=1.0">
    
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" 
          content="ie=edge">
    
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
  
<body>
    <div>
        <h4>Today's Date:
          <span class="date">
          </span>
      </h4>
    </div>
    <div>
        <h4>getTime(): 
          <span class="time">
          </span>
      </h4>
    </div>
</body>
<script>
    var Today = new Date();
    var date = 
        document.querySelector(".date");
    
    var time = 
        document.querySelector(".time");
  
    time.innerHTML = Today.getTime();
    date.innerHTML = Today;
</script>
  
</html>

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<!DOCTYPE html> 


<html lang="en"> 


  


<head> 


    <meta charset="UTF-8"> 


    <meta name="viewport"


          content="width=device-width,  


                   initial-scale=1.0"> 


    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" 


          content="ie=edge"> 


    <title>Document</title> 


</head> 


  


<body> 


    <div> 


        <h4>Birth Date: 


          <span class="date"> 


          </span> 


      </h4> 


    </div> 


    <div> 


        <h4>getTime(): 


          <span class="time"> 


          </span> 


      </h4> 


    </div> 


    <div> 


        <h4>I am  


          <span class="years"> 


          </span> years old. 


      </span> 


  </h4> 


    </div> 


</body> 


<script> 


    var BD = new Date("July 29, 1997 23:15:20"); 


    var date = document.querySelector(".date"); 


    var time = document.querySelector(".time"); 


    var Today = new Date(); 


    var today = Today.getTime(); 


    var bd = BD.getTime(); 


    var year = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365; 


    var years = (today - bd) / year; 


    date.innerHTML = BD; 


    time.innerHTML = BD.getTime(); 


    var y = document.querySelector(".years"); 


    y.innerHTML = Math.round(years); 


</script> 


  


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