new Data in javascript returns different date

Question

Input: new Date("2013-03-28")

Output: Wed Mar 27 2013 17:00:00 GMT-0700 (PDT)

How do I get 28 instead of 27. Is this a javascript default issue?

2013-03-28 00:00 UTC happens to be 2013-03-27 17:00 GMT -0700. — JJJ, Aug 02 '13 at 22:01
Have a look at this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8612631/javascript-date-why-is-the-date-new-date2011-12-13-considered-a-monday-and-n/8612658#8612658 — Kevin Boucher, Aug 02 '13 at 22:01
You might want to consider using [moment.js](http://momentjs.com). — Matt Johnson-Pint, Aug 02 '13 at 22:36

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '13 at 22:03

When using ISO-formatted dates, either all or in-part, the timezone may be assumed to be UTC.

console.log(new Date("2013-03-28").toUTCString());
// "Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT"

To create the date in local time, you can use a different overload of the constructor (note that month is 0-indexed, so 2 is March):

console.log(new Date(2013, 2, 28).toString());
// "Thu Mar 28 2013 00:00:00 GMT-0700 (...)"

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