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Get the current month 213

Get the current day 213

Get the current hour 213

Get the current minutes 213

Get the current seconds 213

Get the current milliseconds 214

Convert the current time and date to a human-readable string 214

Create a new Date object 214

Exploring dates 215

Convert to JSON 216

Creating a Date from UTC 216

The problem 216

Naive approach with WRONG results 217
Correct approach 217

Creating a Date from UTC 218

Changing a Date object 218

Avoiding ambiguity with getTime() and setTime() 218

Convert to a string format 219

Convert to String 219

Convert to Time String 219

Convert to Date String 219

Convert to UTC String 220

Convert to ISO String 220

Convert to GMT String 220

Convert to Locale Date String 220

Increment a Date Object 221

Get the number of milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC 222

Formatting a JavaScript date 222

Formatting a JavaScript date in modern browsers 222

How to use 223