Getting a Unix Timestamp for a future date and time in JavaScript

Question

How can I get a future unix timestamp in Javacript? ie, pass "2023-03-08 13:05:00" and get a unix timestamp corresponding to that time.

All the examples I see use the getTime() function which is the current time like this: Javascript: future time as UNIX timestamp

I found a solution in Php which I think serves the purpose I am looking for: Getting a future unix timestamp using a specific date and time?

Is there a similar function in Javascript?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 07 '23 at 00:36

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// Create a Date object for the future time

var futureTime = new Date("2023-03-08 13:05:00");

// Get the Unix timestamp (in milliseconds) for the future time

var futureTimestamp = futureTime.getTime();

// Convert milliseconds to seconds

var futureUnixTimestamp = Math.floor(futureTimestamp / 1000);

console.log(futureUnixTimestamp); // Output: 1678385100

edited Mar 07 '23 at 00:36

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answered Mar 07 '23 at 00:36

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Doesn't the answer given https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4213427/javascript-future-time-as-unix-timestamp suffice? – evolutionxbox Mar 07 '23 at 00:37

Getting a Unix Timestamp for a future date and time in JavaScript

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