Getting current unixtimestamp using Moment.js

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I want to get the Unix TimeStamp using Moment.js. I can find many functions which convert timestamp to date in moment.js. I know that I can easily get the unix timestamp by using the following JavaScript function: Math.floor(new Date().getTime()/1000).

But I want to use Moment.js to get the same result. Is there any direct function in moment.js to get the current timestamp?

score 327 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 24 '18 at 19:11

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To find the Unix Timestamp in seconds:

moment().unix()

The documentation is your friend. :)

edited Jul 24 '18 at 19:11

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answered Aug 26 '14 at 15:18

Matt Johnson-Pint

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@climbinghobo if you want in milliseconds use `moment().valueOf()` – Gaurav Bharti Mar 14 '18 at 12:36
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Not valid anymore. See @kumar chandraketu answer below. – kaiser Feb 16 '20 at 06:19
This will give the time since the epoch, and will not convert the present time to milliseconds – Asma Rahim Ali Jafri Jun 24 '21 at 13:07

score 155 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 03 '23 at 01:01

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For anyone who finds this page looking for UNIX timestamp w/ milliseconds, the documentation says

moment().valueOf()

or

+moment();

you can also get it through moment().format('x') (or .format('X') [capital X] for unix seconds with decimal milliseconds), but that will give you a string. Which moment.js won't actually parse back afterwards, unless you convert/cast it back to a number first.

NOTE: This answer continues to get +1s, which is nice, but Moment has been deprecated, and alternatives like Luxon or date-fns are suggested. See: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/-project-status

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answered May 01 '15 at 20:27

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Very nice, but the last one (`+moment()`) looks pretty risky! – Daniel F Dec 03 '15 at 19:41
@JRichardsz that seems like an unnecessary parsing step, since the first two I mentioned will give you the correct value as a Number. – mix3d Apr 25 '16 at 13:50
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Correct. From the [documentation](http://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/unix-timestamp/): `moment().valueOf();` or `+moment();` – Steve Swinsburg Jul 06 '16 at 11:06
@mix3d I will try. Thanks! – JRichardsz Oct 11 '16 at 15:22

score 26 · Answer 3 · answered May 16 '16 at 05:52

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for UNIX time-stamp in milliseconds

moment().format('x') // lowerCase x

for UNIX time-stamp in seconds moment().format('X') // capital X

answered May 16 '16 at 05:52

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Note: these will give you the value as a string, and not Number objects. – mix3d Oct 13 '16 at 19:28

score 23 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 06 '19 at 21:01

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Try any of these

valof = moment().valueOf();            // xxxxxxxxxxxxx
getTime = moment().toDate().getTime(); // xxxxxxxxxxxxx
unixTime =  moment().unix();           // xxxxxxxxxx
formatTimex =  moment().format('x');   // xxxxxxxxxx
unixFormatX = moment().format('X');    // xxxxxxxxxx

answered Mar 06 '19 at 21:01

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`formatTimex = moment().format('x');` actually includes milliseconds. So it should be `// xxxxxxxxxxxxx` – Marnix.hoh Aug 22 '22 at 10:24

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