JavaScript Date getTime()

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Examples

Get the time:

const d = new Date();
let time = d.getTime();

Calculate the number of years since January 1, 1970:

// Calculate milliseconds in a year
const minute = 1000 * 60;
const hour = minute * 60;
const day = hour * 24;
const year = day * 365;

// Divide Time with a year
const d = new Date();
let years = Math.round(d.getTime() / year);

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Description

getTime() returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00.

Syntax

Date.getTime()

Parameters

NONE

Return Value

Type	Description
A number	Number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00.

Browser Support

getTime() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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