Moment.js: Date.now() javaScript analogue

Question

Is there any simple way to get a number of milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC simular the Date.now() javaScript function?

Answer 1

Use the valueOf method on a moment object:

For local time:

moment().valueOf(); 

For UTC:

moment().utc().valueOf(); 

Answer 2

To get current date you may use the following line in your js file:

var currentDate = moment().format("DD-MM-YYYY"); 

It will show the date of the given format 19-Mar-2015

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