How to convert date into timestamp with javascript

Question

I have a date in YYYY-MM-DD format and I want to convert it into a timestamp like 1645985084088 using javascript. Can someone help me out?

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Samball · Answer 1 · 2022-03-03T13:36:34.387

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Using .getTime() you can covert a Date object to a timestamp in JavaScript:

let date = new Date("02-03-2022");
console.log(date.getTime());

edited Mar 03 '22 at 13:36

answered Mar 02 '22 at 15:35

Samball

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '22 at 15:38

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To ensure consistency regardless of the timezone of the user:

let date = '2022-03-02';
new Date(date + 'T00:00Z').getTime();

This will give the UTC timestamp for midnight at the start of the given date.

answered Mar 02 '22 at 15:38

kshetline

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