JavaScript Date object is used to represent a moment in time It is used to work with date and time This time value is since 1 January 1970 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
Syntax:
new Date();
Example: If nothing as the parameter is given, it returns the present date and time.
Javascript
let A = new Date();
console.log(A);
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Output:
Mon Nov 14 2022 16:56:38 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
The complete list of JavaScript Date methods and properties are listed below:
JavaScript Date Constructor: A constructor gets called when an object is created using the new keyword.
| Constructor |
Description |
Examples |
| Date() |
Create a Date instance or return a string representing the current time. |
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JavaScript Date Properties: A JavaScript property is a member of an object that associates a key with a value.
- Instance Properties: An instance property is a property that has a new copy for every new instance of the class.
| Properties |
Description |
Examples |
| constructor |
Returns the constructor function for an object. |
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JavaScript Date Methods: JavaScript methods are actions that can be performed on objects.
- Static Method: If the method is called using the Date class itself then it is called a static method.
| Static Methods |
Description |
Examples |
| now() |
Return the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. |
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| parse() |
Return the time difference in milliseconds from, January 1, 1970, till the date we provide. |
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| UTC() |
Return the number of milliseconds in a Date object since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time. |
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- Instance Method: If the method is called on an instance of a date object then it is called an instance method.
| Instance Methods |
Description |
Examples |
| getDate() |
Fetch the date of a month from a given Date object. |
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| getDay() |
Fetch the day of a week(0 to 6) from a given Date object. |
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| getFullYear() |
Fetch the year from a given Date object. |
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| getHours() |
Return the hours from a given Date object. |
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| getMilliseconds() |
Fetch the milliseconds from a given Date object. |
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| getMinutes() |
Fetch the minutes from the given Date object. |
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| getMonth() |
Fetch the month(0 to 11) from the given Date object. |
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| getSeconds() |
Fetch the seconds from the given Date object. |
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| getTime() |
Return the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 . |
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| getTimezoneOffset() |
Return the time difference between in minutes. |
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| getUTCDate() |
Fetch the date of a month according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCDay() |
Fetch the date of a month according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCFullYear() |
Fetch the year according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCHours() |
Fetch the hours according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCMilliseconds() |
Fetch the millisecond according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCMinutes() |
Fetch the minutes according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCMonth() |
Fetch the month according to universal time from a given Date object. |
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| getUTCSeconds() |
Fetch the second according to universal time from a given Date object |
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| getYear() |
Get the year on a specified date according to universal time. |
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| setDate() |
Set the date of a month into a date object which is created using date() constructor. |
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| setFullYear() |
Set year into a date object which is created using Date() constructor. |
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| setHours() |
Set hours into a date object which is created using the Date() constructor. |
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| setMilliseconds() |
Set milliseconds into a date object which are created using date() constructor. |
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| setMinutes() |
Set minutes into a Date object which is created using Date() constructor. |
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| setMonth() |
Set month into a date object which is created using the Date() constructor. |
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| setSeconds() |
Set seconds into a Date object which is created using Date() constructor. |
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| setUTCDate() |
Set date of a month according to universal time into a date object. |
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| setUTCFullYear() |
Set year into a date object according to universal time. |
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| setUTCHours() |
Set hours into a date object according to universal time. |
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| setUTCMilliseconds() |
Set milliseconds according to universal time into a date object. |
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| setUTCMinutes() |
Set minutes according to universal time into a date object. |
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| setUTCMonth() |
Set month according to universal time into a date object. |
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| setUTCSeconds() |
Set seconds according to universal time into a date object. |
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| setYear() |
Set the year in a specified date according to universal time. |
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| toDateString() |
Convert the given date object’s contents of the date portion into a string. |
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| toISOString() |
Convert the given date object’s contents into a string in ISO format (ISO 8601). |
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| toJSON() |
Convert the given date object’s contents into a string. |
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| toLocaleDateString() |
Convert a date to a string. |
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| toLocaleTimeString() |
Fetch the time from a given Date object. |
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| toLocaleString() |
Convert a date and time to a string. |
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| toString() |
Convert the given date object’s contents into a string. |
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| toTimeString() |
Return the time portion of the given date object in English. |
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| toUTCString() |
Convert the given date object’s contents into a string according to the universal time zone UTC. |
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| valueOf() |
Get the number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the given date. |
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21 Nov, 2023
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