Date format "06-Feb-2013" working in chrome but not working in firefox

Question

I have date in the format

06-Feb-2013

But when i pass this date through function new Date() like

 var dateSample = "06-Feb-2013";
 var d = new Date(dateSample);
 alert(d);

I am getting different outputs in Chrome and Firefox like.

Chrome

Firefox

How to make my date format work in firefox also.?
I can't change the date format.
If the solution is in native Javascript, it will be good.
please help me?

Possible duplicate of [new Date() is working in Chrome but not Firefox](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3257460/new-date-is-working-in-chrome-but-not-firefox) — JJJ, Mar 04 '16 at 10:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 04 '16 at 10:50

Slashes (/) are more widely supported then hyphens (-):

new Date("06/Feb/2013")
-> Date 2013-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

If you cannot hardcode the change from hyphens to dashes, you can simply replace them:

new Date("06-Feb-2013".replace(/-/g, '/'));
-> Date 2013-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Date format "06-Feb-2013" working in chrome but not working in firefox

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