How to use `moment.js` with Meteor?

Question

I am wanting to use momentjs with meteor. This is an npm package, so from what I understand, it cannot be used with meteor because meteor uses it's own package system. So here are my questions:

• Does anyone know of a way to use momentjs with meteor?
• Is there a way to use npm packages with meteor?

2017 EDIT: As of Meteor 1.4+, npm package management allows for standard imports of npm modules and named imports of Atmosphere modules.

Answer 1

2017 UPDATE - Meteor 1.4+ uses npm modules with ES6. OP is from 2013.

Thus...

The npm-only way:

install moment to your meteor project with npm and import in this manner...

$ cd /path/to/my/meteor/project
$ npm install --save moment

// inside your Meteor app files...
import moment from 'moment';

The meteor-npm way with a blanket import: (Thx, @Dave Gööck)

$ cd /path/to/my/meteor/project
$ meteor npm install --save moment

// Inside Meteor app...
import * as moment from 'moment';
// OR
import moment from 'moment';

More about Meteor-npm package imports here. (Specifically mentions moment).