JavaScript set future date as today

Question

I have the below script in our website which generates a countdown timer. The dateFuture is set to todays date at midnight. Is it possible to set this as the current date so that we don't have to change this every day?

Thank you.

var today = new Date();
dateFuture = new Date(2016, 11, 16, 23, 59, 59);

function GetCount() {

  dateNow = new Date();
  amount = dateFuture.getTime() - dateNow.getTime();
  delete dateNow;
  if(amount < 0) {
    document.getElementById("countbox").innerHTML = "Now!";
  } else {
    days = 0;
    hours = 0;
    mins = 0;
    secs = 0;
    out = "";

    amount = Math.floor(amount / 1000);

    days=Math.floor(amount / 86400);
    amount = amount % 86400;

    hours = Math.floor(amount / 3600);
    amount = amount % 3600;

    mins = Math.floor(amount / 60);
    amount = amount % 60;

    secs = Math.floor(amount);

    if(days != 0) {
      out += days + " day" + ((days != 1) ? "s" : "") + ", ";
    }
    if(days != 0 || hours != 0) {
      out += hours + " hour" + ((hours != 1) ? "s" : "") + ", ";
    }
    if(days != 0 || hours != 0 || mins != 0) {
      out += mins + " minute" + ((mins != 1) ? "s" : "") + ", ";
    }
    out += secs + " seconds";
    document.getElementById("countbox").innerHTML = out;

    setTimeout("GetCount()", 1000);
  }
}

window.onload = function() { GetCount(); }

<div id="countbox"></div>

Possible duplicate? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3894048/what-is-the-best-way-to-initialize-a-javascript-date-to-midnight — v7d, Dec 16 '16 at 10:32

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '16 at 10:31

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You can manipulate the date by using setHours, setMinutes, setSeconds and setMilliseconds.

var dateFuture = new Date();
dateFuture.setHours(23);
dateFuture.setMinutes(59);
dateFuture.setSeconds(59);
dateFuture.setMilliseconds(999);

answered Dec 16 '16 at 10:31

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shucks I was too late :D – Flying Gambit Dec 16 '16 at 10:37

JavaScript set future date as today

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