How can I display the Epoch time in JavaScript?

Question

As you might know, you can display the time in JavaScript by doing Date() But can you display the Linux Epoch time in JavaScript?

I would like to know because I have a time converter and It would be nice to show the current Epoch time.

Possible duplicate of [How to get time in milliseconds since the unix epoch in javascript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9575790/how-to-get-time-in-milliseconds-since-the-unix-epoch-in-javascript) — Igor, Apr 25 '16 at 11:59
Looking at the two answers below, can you clarify if you want the actual Epoch time, as in when the Epoch was, or do you want the time _since_ the Epoch? — Reinstate Monica Cellio, Apr 25 '16 at 12:02
Thanks - I've deleted my answer then, so as to not confuse the issue. And just so you know, the Epoch is a set time so you're not looking for the "current Epoch time". You're looking for a unix time (timestamp) since the Epoch :) — Reinstate Monica Cellio, Apr 25 '16 at 12:13

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 25 '16 at 11:58

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You have to use the .getTime() method of the Date object.

var d = new Date();
alert(d.getTime());

Epoch is also called timestamp.

answered Apr 25 '16 at 11:58

Seb33300

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 02 '17 at 12:51

1

Simple and straightforward.

 var milliseconds = new Date().getTime();

answered Nov 02 '17 at 12:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 25 '16 at 12:10

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Older browsers:

(new Date).getTime()

New way:

Date.now()

Returns in milliseconds, so epoch / 1000 | 0 to get seconds.

answered Apr 25 '16 at 12:10

wilsonzlin

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