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I am trying to get the date last week starting from now.

console.log(moment().day(-7).format('DD.MM.YYYY'));

It should show me 06.01.2017 but I am getting always 01.01.2017. I don't understand why. According to API this should work.

// when Monday is the first day of the week

moment().weekday(-7); // last Monday

http://momentjs.com/docs/

Why do I get a wrong date and how to get the right date?

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You should use instead:

moment().subtract(7, 'days').format('DD.MM.YYYY')
José Antonio Postigo
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You can use 

moment().add(Number, String);
moment().add(Duration);
moment().add(Object);


console.log(moment().add(-7, 'days').format('DD.MM.YYYY'));
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    Wow. You beat me with 45 seconds with an exactly the same answer. :) I removed mine. – smoksnes Jan 13 '17 at 13:36
  • Hehe.. Faster.. Thanks for deleting yours – Weedoze Jan 13 '17 at 13:38
  • Thank you for an ultra fast answer! Do you know why I can't use my example? I got it from the api too. PS: I can't click accept right now, because need to wait 10 Minutes according to stackoverflow message. – Meteor Newbie Jan 13 '17 at 13:42
  • @MeteorNewbie Your method can be used to set the day of the week, with Sunday as 0 and Saturday as 6. No problem, dont forget to accept it when you can – Weedoze Jan 13 '17 at 13:46