What is the difference between creating a new date using momentJS versus using Javascript new Date()?

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if I console log the two I get the same result but for some reason the result of the third console is false which means there is some difference! Any help is appreciated.

 console.log(new Date());
 console.log(moment(new Date()).toDate());
 console.log(moment(new Date()).toDate() == new Date());

The following is the result I get on the console:

Wed Jul 08 2015 15:55:30 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)
Wed Jul 08 2015 15:55:30 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)
false

Also, `moment(new Date())` is just the same as `moment()`. And, if you want to compare a moment with another moment or with a date, use the [`isSame`](http://momentjs.com/docs/#/query/is-same/) function. — Matt Johnson-Pint, Jul 09 '15 at 17:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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You are comparing Date objects, but you should really be comparing their values:

console.log(moment(new Date()).toDate().getTime() == (new Date()).getTime());
console.log(+(moment(new Date()).toDate()) == +(new Date()));

More discussion on this here: Compare two dates with JavaScript

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Jul 08 '15 at 21:52

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What is the difference between creating a new date using momentJS versus using Javascript new Date()?

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