Format date time JavaScript

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How to format date and time like this in JavaScript ?

March 05, 2012 @ 14:30 (UTC - 9:30)

I use this code to calculate EST time :

function getDate() {
    var now = new Date();
  var  utc = now.getTime() + (now.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000);

    return new Date(utc + (3600000 * -4));
}

developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/… — Corbin
– Corbin, Commented Mar 14, 2012 at 20:44
Hiya, hope this helps, - blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/date-time-format , cheers — Tats_innit
– Tats_innit, Commented Mar 14, 2012 at 20:45

whiteatom · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-14 21:03:21Z

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I use the date-time-format that Tats recommended because doing it manually is a huge PIA.

var yourDate = dateFormat(getDate(), "mmmm dd, yyyy @ HH:MM) + "(UTC -9:30)";

Keep in mind this isn't Daylight Savings aware.. and you are asking for UTC -9:30 in your format, but your function converts to -4. Also, I believe that now.getTime returns in UTC.. so you can just add your difference there.

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answered Mar 14, 2012 at 21:03

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Hristo · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-11 20:42:49Z

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Check out date.js! It's a really powerful little library for working with Dates in JavaScript.

To get today's date in EST, you can do something like...

var today = new Date();
today.toString();         // outputs "Wed Apr 11 2012 15:40:40 GMT-0500 (CDT)"


today.setTimezone("EST");
today.toString();         // outputs "Wed Apr 11 2012 14:40:40 GMT-0500 (CDT)"

Also, its worth mentioning to checkout moment.js. I think the two libraries complement each other.

edited Apr 11, 2012 at 20:42

answered Apr 11, 2012 at 19:51

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Evgenij Reznik · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-14 20:54:33Z

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If you do just

var now = new Date();
document.write(now);

you will get

Wed Mar 14 2012 20:53:06 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)

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Is it what you want?

answered Mar 14, 2012 at 20:54

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Shahin Over a year ago

I need EST time , I found my answer btw thanks for your attention.

Hristo Over a year ago

@shaahin... can you post your solution?

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