This article will explain how to convert a Date into a Number using JavaScript. The JavaScript Date object is used to get date and times. It helps in formatting the dates. We can use the new keyword to create an object for Date. To convert a Date to a Number, we use getTime() method.
getTime() Method: This method returns the number of milliseconds since midnight of January 1, 1970 (epoch) to the current date or specified date.
Syntax:
Date.getTime()
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Example 1: This example demonstrates how to convert the current Date to a Number.
Javascript
<script>   // JavaScript Program to // Convert Date to Number   const date = new Date(); console.log(date.getTime());   </script> |
Output
1671707932556
Example 2: This example demonstrates how to convert a specified Date to a Number.
Javascript
<script>      // JavaScript Program to Convert Date to Number   const date = new Date('May 19, 2000 12:10:52'); console.log(date.getTime());   </script> |
Output
958738252000
